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