Sapphire devil

  Tropical reef fish

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Sapphire devil

Scientific name:
Chrysiptera cyanea
Family:
Pomacentridae
Class:
Actinopterygii
Phylum:
Chordata
Year of description:
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Distribution:

Western Indo-Pacific: from Indonesia and Australia to the Mariana Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.

Habitat:

Clear lagoons, shallow coral reefs, between 0 and 10 metres deep.

Size:

Up to 8.5 cm.

Diet:

Algae, pelagic tunicates, copepods.

Where can I find it at Nausicaá?

Mankind and shores

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