Rolland’s Damselfish (Chrysiptera rollandi) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Black Cap Damselfish, or Rolland’s Demoiselle are distributed throughout the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans and range from the Andaman Sea, north to the Philippines, and south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Specimens have also been recorded from Tonga Rolland’s Damselfish […]

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Similar Damselfish (Pomacentrus similis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Similis Damselfish or Similar Damsel is a species of “neon” damselfish indigenous to Sri Lanka, the Andaman Sea, the Cocos and Christmas Islands, Bali, and Java in the Indian Ocean. Adult Similar Damselfish are found alone, in pairs, but more often in medium to […]

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Azure Damselfish (Chrysiptera hemicyanea) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Royal Demoiselle, Half-blue Damselfish, Yellow-dipped Damsel, and Azure Demoiselle is native to the east Indian and western Pacific Oceans as well as the Mediterranean Sea off of Malta.   The largest populations of Azure Damselfish are located in the Solomon Islands to Indonesia, Bali, and […]

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  The Neon Damselfish (Pomacentrus Alleni) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Allen’s Damselfish, Allen’s Pomacentrus, Blue Star Damsel, Alleni Damsel, Electric Blue Damsel, Yellow Belly Damsel, and Andaman Damselfish is found in the Pacific Ocean in Australia, Indonesia, the Phillippines, Japan, Taiwan, the Similan Islands off of Thailand, and Vietnam. In the Pacific […]

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Cloudy Damselfish (Dascyllus carneus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Indian Dascyllus, Twobar Humbug, Cardinal Humbug, or Cloudy Dascyllus are found throughout the Indian Ocean from South and East Africa, to the Andaman Sea, western Indonesia and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and the Java Sea. The Cloudy Damselfish is an uncommon variant of […]

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Two Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus reticulatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as 2-Stripe Damsel, Reticulated Dascyllus, Headband humbug, Marginate damselfish, Reticulated puller, and Reticulated Damselfish, is found throughout Indo Pacific waters; from the Cocos Keeling Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean to Samoa and the Line Islands, north to Southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals […]

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Four Striped Damselfish (Dascyllus melanurus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Blacktail Dascyllus, Blacktail Damselfish, Humbug Damselfish, or Blacktail Humbug is found in West Pacific waters from the Indo Australian Archipelago and western Caroline Islands including Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and the northern Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Four Striped Damselfish are usually […]

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Three Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Striped Damsel, Striped Damselfish, Black and white Damselfish, Threestripe Damselfish, White tailed Damselfish, White tailed Damsel, Banded Humbug, Common Humbug, Zebra Humbug, Humbug Damselfish, Humbug Dascyllus, White-tiled Footballer, and Whitetail Dascyllus is found in Indo West Pacific waters from East Africa and the […]

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Domino Damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as 3-Spot Domino Damselfish, Three Spot Damselfish, or Threespot Dascyllus are native to the Indo Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa, to the Pitcairn Islands, southern Japan, areas of the Phillippines, and Australia. Adults Domino Damselfish are usually found in small groups around […]

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Princess Damselfish (Pomacentrus vaiuli) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Ocellate Damselfish are found in the Pacific Ocean from the Moluccas to Samoa, north to the Izu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean and New Caledonia to Fiji. Princess Damselfish are occasionally exported for the aquarium trade, mostly from Fiji, […]

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Cocoa Damselfish (Stegastes variabilis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Cacao Fish are a solitary, non migratory species found in the Western Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Red Sea, Caribbean Sea, and along the Florida coast. Cocoa Damselfish from Brazil and the Caribbean are genetically distinct from those collected in other locales, but […]

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Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish (Chrysiptera taupou) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Southseas Devil, South Seas Devil Damselfish, South Seas Devil, Tonga Blue Devil Damsel, Fiji Blue Devil, Fiji Devil, South Sea Demoiselle, or Village Belle, is found in the Western Pacific, from the Coral Sea to the Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, […]

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The Sapphire Damselfish (Pomacentrus pavo) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Jade Damselfish, Peacock Damselfish, Pavo Damsel, or Blue Damselfish is found across the Indian ocean and is common along the coast of East African to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Taiwan, south to Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, and the Coral Sea. […]

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The Blue Sapphire Damselfish (Chrysiptera springeri) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Springeri Damsel, Springer’s Damselfish, Springers Demoiselle, or Royal Blue Damselfish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in the tropical waters of Indonesia (Moluccas, Flores, Halmahera), the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands. Blue Sapphire Damselfish are frequently found […]

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Jewel Damselfish (Microspathodon Chrysurus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Marine Jewelfish, Jewelfish, Caribbean Jewel Damsel, Bluespot Damsel, or Yellowtail Damselfish are found in tropical Western Atlantic waters and ranges from Florida, throughout the Caribbean to the Bahamas, south to the coast of Panama. A similar species, Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus, found in the Indo […]

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  The Blue Velvet Damselfish (Paraglyphidodon oxyodon) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Japanese Damselfish, Javanese Devil Damsel, Blue Streak Devil, Blue Streak Damselfish, Java Damselfish, and Bluebanded Damselfish are found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to the Philippines, Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, and Fiji. Blue Velvet Damselfish are mostly […]

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The Blue Damselfish (Chrysiptera cyanea) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue Devil Damselfish, Orangetail Damselfish, Orangetail Blue Damselfish, Red tail Australian Damsel, Blue Demoiselle, Sky Blue Damsel, Sapphire Devil, Devilfish, Hedleys Damselfish, Cornflower Serteant Major, and Blue Devil. Blue Damselfish are common throughout Indo West Pacific waters along the eastern edge of […]

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Ambon Damsel (Pomacentrus amboinensis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Amboina Damselfish, Amboina Demoiselle, and Pallid Damselfish are found throughout tropical marine waters of the Indo Pacific from northwestern Australia, down to the North Central coast of New South Wales. Pomacentrus amboinensis have been recently recorded in Tonga in addition to their range from […]

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The Tiger Conch (Conomurex luhanus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Strawberry Conch or Sand Tiger Conch is found throughout tropical Indo Pacific waters; like the Great Barrier Reef and southern reefs of Papua New Guinea. The Tiger Conch is in the Strombidae family and is a true conch that is often found […]

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Fighting Conch (Strombus pugilis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the West Indian Fighting Conch is found in southeastern Florida, Bermuda, the Caribbean Sea, and south as far as Brazil. Although the Fighting Conch sea snail is found on sandy, clay, and muddy bottoms, in areas within the tidal range at depths between 2 […]

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