Family : Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Onespot demoiselle
Fish Name : Chrysiptera unimaculata
Max size : 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48636)
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 0 - 3 m
Climate : tropical; 32°N - 30°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 12-14. Those between Pacific and Indian Ocean are most different. Adults usually plain dark with a black spot at the end of the dorsal fin base and a small orange spot on gill-plate (Ref. 48636). This species may resemble C. biocellata but never has a pale bar on its side. Usually it has more (19 against 18) pectoral rays and more pored lateral line scales (18 against 17 in upper series).
Biology : Found solitarily or in small groups among coastal algal reefs, rubble or over open beach-rock of reef flats exposed to moderate surge and feeds mainly on benthic algae (Ref. 1602)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R.
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 7247)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses