''Chrysiptera'' is a

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damselfish Damselfish are those fish within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastinae within the family Pomacentridae. Most species within this group are relatively small, although the four largest speci ...

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Pomacentridae Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered basal blenniiforms. They are primaril ...

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chrysiptera albata'' G. R. Allen & S. Bailey, 2002 * '' Chrysiptera arnazae'' G. R. Allen,

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& P. H. Barber, 2010 (Arnaz's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera biocellata'' ( Quoy &

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, 1825) (Twin-spot damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera bleekeri'' ( Fowler &

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, 1928) (Bleeker's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera brownriggii'' ( E. T. Bennett, 1828) (Surge damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera burtjonesi'' Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2017 (Burt's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera caeruleolineata'' ( G. R. Allen, 1973) (Blue-line damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera caesifrons'' G. R. Allen,

& Kurniasih, 2015 (Grey-back damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera chrysocephala'' Manica, N. J. Pilcher & S. G. Oakley, 2002 * '' Chrysiptera cyanea'' ( Quoy &

, 1825) (Sapphire damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera cymatilis'' G. R. Allen, 1999 (Malenesian damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera ellenae'' G. R. Allen,

& Cahyani, 2015 (Ellen's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera flavipinnis'' ( G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974) (Yellow-fin damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera galba'' ( G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1974) (Canary damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera giti'' G. R. Allen &

, 2008 (Giti damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera glauca'' ( G. Cuvier, 1830) (Grey damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera hemicyanea'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Azure damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera maurineae'' G. R. Allen,

& Cahyani, 2015 (Maurine's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera niger'' ( G. R. Allen, 1975) (Black damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera notialis'' ( G. R. Allen, 1975) (Southern damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera oxycephala'' ( Bleeker, 1877) (Blue-spot damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera papuensis'' G. R. Allen,

& Cahyani, 2015 (Papuan damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera parasema'' ( Fowler, 1918) (Gold-tail damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera pricei'' G. R. Allen & Adrim, 1992 (Price's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera rapanui'' ( D. W. Greenfield & Hensley, 1970) (Easter damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera rex'' ( Snyder, 1909) (King damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera rollandi'' ( Whitley, 1961) (Rolland's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera sheila'' J. E. Randall, 1994 (Sheila's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera sinclairi'' G. R. Allen, 1987 (Sinclair's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera springeri'' ( G. R. Allen &

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, 1976) (Springer's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera starcki'' ( G. R. Allen, 1973) (Starck's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera talboti'' ( G. R. Allen, 1975) (Talbot's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera taupou'' (

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& Seale, 1906) (South-seas damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera traceyi'' ( L. P. Woods & L. P. Schultz, 1960) (Tracey's damselfish) * '' Chrysiptera unimaculata'' ( G. Cuvier, 1830) (One-spot damselfish)

References

Pomacentrinae Marine fish genera Taxa named by William Swainson {{Pomacentridae-stub