Chrysiptera hemicyanea

Chrysiptera hemicyanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Species: C. hemicyanea
Binomial name
Chrysiptera hemicyanea
Weber, 1913
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Chrysiptera hemicyanea, known commonly as the azure damselfish, azure demoiselle, half-blue demoiselle, and yellow-dipped damsel, is a species of damselfish. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific.[1]

Appearance

This tropical marine fish reaches 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long. It is mostly bright blue in color, with a bright yellow bottom.[1]

In the aquarium

This fish is found in the aquarium hobby.

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Chrysiptera hemicyanea" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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