Scuba Journal Magazine

Marine Life / Reef fish

Talbot's Demoiselle

Chrysiptera talboti

Talbot's Demoiselle
Talbot's Demoiselle, photo 2
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Ovalentaria incertae sedis
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Chrysiptera
Species
Chrysiptera talboti

Talbot's demoiselle (Chrysiptera talboti) is a small damselfish with a yellow head, lilac body and a dark spot on the dorsal fin.

It feeds on plankton and algae close to the reef and is less aggressive than many damselfishes.

In the Philippines it is found on coral-rich slopes, usually a little deeper than most damsels.