Chrysiptera talboti

Chrysiptera talboti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Species:
C. talboti
Binomial name
Chrysiptera talboti
Allen, 1975
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.

Etymology

The specific name honours the fisheries scientist and director of the Australian Museum in Sydney, Frank H. Talbot (1930–2024), who was the collector of the type.[2][3]

Being a species of damselfish, it is commonly known as Talbot's damselfish and Talbot's demoiselle. [4]

Description

Chrysiptera talboti reaches six cm (2.4 in) in length.[4] It has a yellow head, yellow ventral fins, and a large black spot at the back of its dorsal fin.[4]

Distribution

It is a marine fish from the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific.[4]

References

  1. ^ Allen, G.R.; Arceo, H.; Mutia, M.T.M.; Muyot, F.B.; Nañola, C.L. & Santos, M. (2022). "Chrysiptera talboti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T188347A1862061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188347A1862061.en. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara. "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ Bray, D.J. (2023). "Chrysiptera talboti". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chrysiptera talboti". FishBase.
  • Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Photos of Chrysiptera talboti on Sealife Collection