| Chrysiptera springeri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chrysiptera |
| Species: | C. springeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysiptera springeri (G. R. Allen & Lubbock, 1976) | |
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Chrysiptera springeri, commonly known as Springer's demoiselle, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae.
Taxonomy
The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer who collected the type in the Moluccas.
Description
It reaches 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) in length, and is variable in color.
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in the tropical waters of Indonesia and the Philippines.
References
- Allen, G.R.; Arceo, H.; Mutia, M.T.M.; Muyot, F.B.; Nañola, C.L. & Santos, M. (2022). "Chrysiptera springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T188447A1876341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188447A1876341.en. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara. "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chrysiptera springeri". FishBase.
External links
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Chrysiptera springeri (Allen & Lubbock, 1976). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276843
- Photos of Chrysiptera springeri on Sealife Collection
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Chrysiptera springeri | |
| Glyphidodontops springeri | |
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