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Yellowtail Damselfish
Matteo Cassella, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Yellowtail Damselfish

Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellowtail Damselfish
Dutch—
SpanishJaqueta coliamarilla
Chinese金色小叶齿鲷
Scientific nameMicrospathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830)

About this species

The yellowtail damselfish (Microspathodon chrysurus) is a species of damselfish native to tropical areas such as the Caribbean coast of Panama. Damselfish are abundant in coral reef environments. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists this fish as being of "least concern". The species is exploited on a minor scale, for fisheries and the aquarium trade. It may be threatened by the invasive lionfish.

Adult and young adult damselfish differ significantly in terms of body color. The difference was so stark that researchers believed the adult and young adult forms were two distinct species. Adults are brown with a yellow caudal fin. Young adults are violet with blue spots in their back and transparent caudal fins.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPomacentridae
GenusMicrospathodon

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1864First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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