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Azurina cyanea (Poey, 1860)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12. Body bright blue, scarcely paler below, with black stripe (Ref. 26938). Black margin on spinous dorsal fin, upper and lower lobes of caudal fin and front of anal fin; no black spot at pectoral base (Ref. 13442).

Common Names

  • Blå Chromis , Danish , Denmark
  • Blå safirfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Blue chromis , English , Bahamas
  • Blue chromis , English , Belize
  • Blue Chromis , English , Cuba
  • Blue chromis , English , Malaysia
  • Blue chromis , English , Puerto Rico
  • Blue chromis , English , St Lucia
  • Blue chromis , English , USA
  • Blue damselfish , English , Malaysia
  • Sapphire devil , English , Malaysia
  • Pääsusaba-kroomkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Sinine kroomkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Blauer Demoisellefisch , German , Germany
  • Gombing , Malay , Malaysia
  • Gombing biru , Malay , Malaysia
  • Gombing-puyu biru , Malay , Malaysia
  • 青光鰓魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 青光鳃鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Stèlchi blou , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles
  • Chromis niebieski , Polish , Poland
  • Azulejo , Spanish , Venezuela
  • Castañeta azul , Spanish , Mexico
  • Cromis azul , Spanish , Cuba

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Azurina

    Species: Azurina cyanea (Poey, 1860)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Caribbean Sea. Including the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and Antilles (Ref. 26938).

    • Biology

    Adults are common above deep outer reefs and feeds in aggregations of the small zooplankton, primarily copepods (Ref. 13442). Often with creole wrasse. They retreat into coral crevices when frightened (Ref. 9710). 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