Talbot's Demoiselle, Chrysiptera talboti (Allen 1975)
Other Names: Talbot's Damsel
Talbot's Demoiselle, Chrysiptera talboti, at Mactan, Cebu, Philippines. Source: Klaus Stiefel / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A faded purple damselfish with a bright yellow head and predorsal area, prominent black spot at the base of the last dorsal-fin ray, and a black anal papilla.
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Bray, D.J. 2023, Chrysiptera talboti in Fishes of Australia, accessed 10 Jul 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/343
Talbot's Demoiselle, Chrysiptera talboti (Allen 1975)
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Distribution |
Offshore reefs of north Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the east-Indo-west Pacific: Brunei Darussalam; Fiji; India (Andaman Is.); Indonesia; Malaysia; New Caledonia; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Solomon Islands; Timor-Leste; Tonga; Vanuatu; Viet Nam, Inhabits coastal lagoons, outer reef slopes, and shallow shelves. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on zooplankton while hovering a short distance above the substrate. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of Dr Frank Talbot, former Director of the Australian Museum, the collector of the holotype. |
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Species Citation |
Glyphidodontops talboti Allen 1975, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 99(2): 93, pl. 3 (fig. c). Type locality: One Tree Island, (23°30'S, 152°05'E) Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, depth 30 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Resources |
Talbot's Demoiselle, Chrysiptera talboti (Allen 1975)
References
Allen, G.R. 1975. Four new damselfishes (Pomacentridae) from the southwest Pacific. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 99(2): 87-99 figs 1-5 See ref at BHL
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp.
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G. R. 2001. Family Pomacentridae. in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Allen, G.R., Arceo, H., Mutia, M.T.M., Muyot, F.B., Nañola, C.L. & Santos, M. 2022. Chrysiptera talboti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T188347A1862061. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188347A1862061.en. Accessed on 05 April 2023.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
