Bluehead Demoiselle

Chrysiptera rollandi

Dorsal front of body usually very dark to blue-black, towards the back whitish to yellowish. Often with blue brow stripes. Always with long white ventral fin.

Size : 5-6 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and outer reefs, above coral and rubble, 2-35 m.

Distribution : Andaman Sea to the Philippines, Palau and New Caledonia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Cichliformes

FAMILY

:

Pomacentridae

GENUS

:

Chrysiptera

SPECIES

:

Chrysiptera rollandi

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner