Chrysiptera talboti

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Chrysiptera talboti
Chrysiptera talboti - Demoiselle de Talbot - Aqua Porte Dorée 02.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Species:
C. talboti
Binomial name
Chrysiptera talboti
Allen, 1975

Chrysiptera talboti, known commonly as Talbot's damselfish and Talbot's demoiselle, is a species of damselfish. It is a marine fish from the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific.[1] The specific name honours the fisheries scientist Frank H. Talbot the director of the Australian Museum in Sydney, the collector of the type.[2]

Description[]

This fish reaches six cm (2.4 in) in length.[3] It has a yellow head, yellow ventral fins, and a large black spot at the back of its dorsal fin.[1]

In aquarium[]

It having enough living rocks in aquarium, it settles peacefully but seldom threats incoming small fishes. It appears cowardly during facing the more aggressive damsel fishes.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Chrysiptera talboti. FishBase. 2011.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Chrysiptera talboti summary page". FishBase.
  4. ^ Youtube <<Advance Marine Aquarium>> Creatures section, Damselfish - Author:Sublanding Fish[2020-06-19]

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