Chrysiptera springeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pomacentridae |
Genus: | Chrysiptera |
Species: | C. springeri
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Binomial name | |
Chrysiptera springeri (G. R. Allen & Lubbock, 1976)
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Chrysiptera springeri, commonly known as Springer's demoiselle, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae.
The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer who collected the type in the Moluccas.[2]
It reaches 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) in length, and is variable in color.[3]
It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in the tropical waters of Indonesia and the Philippines.