Description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Chrysiptera

Species: Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Durban, South Africa; also Aldabra, Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.

Biology

Adults inhabit lagoon and inshore weed and sand flats (Ref. 7247). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless