Chrysiptera talboti
Chrysiptera talboti, known commonly as Talbot's damselfish and Talbot's demoiselle, is a species of damselfish. It is a marine fish from the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chrysiptera |
| Species: | C. talboti |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysiptera talboti Allen, 1975 | |
Etymology
The specific name honours the fisheries scientist Frank H. Talbot the director of the Australian Museum in Sydney, the collector of the type.[2]
Description
This fish reaches six cm (2.4 in) in length.[3] It has a yellow head, yellow ventral fins, and a large black spot at the back of its dorsal fin.[1]
In aquarium
It having enough living rocks in aquarium, it settles peacefully but seldom threats incoming small fishes. It appears cowardly during facing the more aggressive damsel fishes.[4]
References
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Chrysiptera talboti. FishBase. 2011.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- "Chrysiptera talboti summary page". FishBase.
- Youtube <<Advance Marine Aquarium>> Creatures section, Damselfish - Author:Sublanding Fish[2020-06-19]
External links
- WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975)
- Photos of Chrysiptera talboti on Sealife Collection
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