Chrysiptera talboti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pomacentridae |
Genus: | Chrysiptera |
Species: | C. talboti
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Binomial name | |
Chrysiptera talboti Allen, 1975
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Synonyms | |
Glyphidodontops talboti Allen, 1975 |
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.[2]
The specific name honours the fisheries scientist Frank H. Talbot the director of the Australian Museum in Sydney, the collector of the type.[3]
This fish reaches six cm (2.4 in) in length.[2] It has a yellow head, yellow ventral fins, and a large black spot at the back of its dorsal fin.[2]
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]