Chrysiptera annulata

(Peters, 1855)

Vernacular names
English : Footballer demoiselle
French : Demoiselle footballeuse

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Ovalentaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Pomacentridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Black pelvic fins with blue edge. Body color white with black lips, grey-black face band, two broad, slightly curved brown-black bands on flanks, joining on belly, broad band near translucent tail.

Range and habitat
Western Indian Ocean, from Red Sea to South Africa, to Mauritius, Réunion, Aldabra and Madagascar. Found around lagoons and inshore weed and sand flats.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a fairly large range. It could be locally vulnerable to habitat loss. Rarely trapped for the trade and not caught for food.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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