Chrysiptera cyanea

Chrysiptera cyanea is a species of damselfish found in the wide Indo-West Pacific but not known in the Red Sea. A few individuals were observed in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013 off Slovenia, a likely aquarium release.

Chrysiptera cyanea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Species:
C. cyanea
Binomial name
Chrysiptera cyanea
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Synonyms
List
  • Glyphisodon cyaneus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Abudefduf cyaneus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Cbrysiptera cyaneus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Glyphidodontops cyaneus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Glyphisodon uniocellatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Abudefduf uniocellatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Glyphisodon azureus Cuvier, 1830
  • Chrysiptera gaimardi (Swainson, 1839)
  • Glyphidodon assimilis Günther, 1862
  • Abudefduf assimilis (Günther, 1862)
  • Abudefduf turchesius D.S. Jordan & Seale, 1907
  • Abudefduf sapphirus D.S. Jordan & R.E. Richardson, 1908
  • Glyphisodon hedleyi Whitley, 1927
  • Chrysiptera punctatoperculare Fowler, 1946

Common names include blue damselfish, blue demoiselle, blue devil, cornflower sergeant-major, Hedley's damselfish, red tail Australian damsel, sapphire devil, and sky-blue damsel.

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