Black And Yellow Damselfish
The yellowtail damsel possess an all blue body with a striking yellow tail.
Black and yellow damselfish. The remaining taxa are considerably more restricted in range and have only been brought to light in the last few decades. Visit us online today. Juvenile yellow with 2 broad black stripes extending fully along body stays close to the reef retreating into holes when approached.
Another very popular variety of damselfish is the yellowtail damselfish chrysiptera parasema. Males will have a yellow tail and snout whereas juveniles and females don t tend to have the yellow highlights. The first to be described was the caerulean damselfish p.
They undergo a fairly dramatic colour change from juvenile to adult and these changes are documented in the images below. When these fish detect a threat they turn black as a way of disguising themselves from predators. This damsel is also less aggressive than some other damsel species.
They too grow to be about three inches long. Also known as behn s damsel behn s damselfish blackmouth bicolor chromis blackmouth damsel black and gold chromis black and gold damselfish black and yellow damsel black and yellow damselfish scarface damsel scarface damselfish yellow honey chromis yellowfin damsel. Adults are yellow and black striped.
34 cm 13 4 in boxfish and blowfish. Interestingly when threatened the blue damselfish can turn almost completely black in a matter of seconds. This damsel is a good beginner fish as it is very hardy and can tolerate substandard water quality.
Caeruleus from the western indian ocean in 1825 followed by the neon damselfish p. Lighter face with parallel black bars below and behind eye. Blue damselfish have a neon blue body with small areas of yellow at either end.