Damselfishes: fishes of the family Pomacentridae
Hawaiian Dascyllus courtship
A Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisell) pair courting off Niihau, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiiHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiNi'ihau IslandNiihauNiihau IslandPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaespringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateVertical Awareness dive sitechordatecourtshipspawning behaviorunderwater
Threespot Chromis
A Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) and Mackeral Scad (Decapterus macarellus) form a backgriund for ths group of Threespot Chromis (Chromis verater) off Niihau, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiCarangidaeCarcharhinidaeCarcharhiniformesCarcharhinus plumbeusChondrichthyesChordataChromis veraterClass ActinopterygiiClass ChondrichthyesDecapterus macarellusElasmobranchHawaiiIUCN Red ListIUCN Red List species at high risk of humancaused extinctionInfraclass TeleosteiInternational Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened SpeciesLabroideiMackerel ScadNeopterygiiNi'ihau IslandNiihauNiihau IslandPerciformesPercoideiPhylum ChordataPomacentridaePyramid Point dive siteRS2035mmSandbar SharkSelachiispringSubclass ElasmobranchiiSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThreespot ChromisUnited StatesVertebrateVulnerable VU conservation statusWorld Conservation Union IUCNchordatemodern sharksrequiem sharkssharksunderwater
Blue-eye Damselfish (Plectroglyphiododon johnsonianus)
A pair of Blue-eye Damselfish (Plectroglyphiododon johnsonianus) next to a Molokini Crater reef near Maui, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situmarine lifenaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter
Hawaiian Dascyllus
The Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) is a Hawaiian endemic fish species. This example was photographed under water while scuba diving near Maui, Hawaii, USA.
ActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaFishHawaiiHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMauiMaui CountyMaui dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTank and LSTTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateaquariumaquaticbiospherechordatecolonycolorfulcoraldeepdivedivingexoticexplorein situlifemarinenaturalworldoceanreefsaltwaterscubaseasnorkelingswimswimmingtraveltropicalunderwatervacationwaterwildlifewinter
Agile Chromis schooling over Finger Coral
Agile Chromis (Chromis agilis) schooling over Finger Coral (Porites compressa).
ActinopterygiiAgile ChromisAnthozoaChordataChromis agilisClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiOrder ScleractiniaPerciformesPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPomacentridaePorites compressaPoritidaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Kona dive site S. of Cpt. Cook no mooringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebrateZoanthariabiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratefinger coralin situmarine lifenaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwinter
Hawaiian Dascyllus and Bicolor Anthias
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) and Bicolor Anthias (Pseudanthias bicolor) hover over a dead coral head.
ActinopterygiiBicolor AnthiasBig IslandChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPercoideiPhylum ChordataPomacentridaePseudanthias bicolorSeacam underwater housingSerranidaeSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatein situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Blackfin Chromis
Blackfin Chromis (Chromis vanderbilti) is a Hawaiian endemic fish species.
ActinopterygiiBlackfin ChromisChordataChromis ovalisChromis vanderbiltiClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandKauai dive site Sheraton CavernsLabroideiNeopterygiiOval ChromisPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordateendemicin situjuvenilemarine lifenaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Hawaiian Dascyllus finning over its algae garden.
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) finning over its algae garden.
ActinopterygiiBig IslandChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKonaLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatein situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
A group of four Hawaiian Dascyllus
A group of four Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella), a Hawaiian endemic fish, off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring. This photograph was taken while scuba diving with Jack's Diving Locker at the Golden Arches dive site.
ActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPacificstock RFPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus over bleached antler coral
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella), a Hawaiian endemic fish, over a bleached antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring. This photograph was taken while scuba diving with Jack's Diving Locker at the Golden Arches dive site.
formally Pocillopora eydouxiActinopterygiiAnthozoaAntler CoralChordataClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiOrder ScleractiniaPacificstock RFPerciformesPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPocillopora grandisPocilloporidaePomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebrateZoanthariabiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratecoral bleachingin situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Schooling Hawaiian Sargeant
Schooling Hawaiian Sargeant (Abudefduf abdominalis) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
Abudefduf abdomalis x A. vaigiensisAbudefduf abdominalisActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicHybrid sergeantInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPacificstock RFAPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordateendemicin situmarine lifenaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Head-on underwater view of a Hawaiian Sergeant
Head-on underwater view of a Hawaiian Sergeant (Abudefduf abdominalis) with its mate off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Abudefduf abdominalisActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordateendemicin situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Endemic Hawaiian Sargeant
Lateral underwater view of the endemic Hawaiian Sargeant (Abudefduf abdominalis) off the Kona coast, The Big island, Hawaii.
Abudefduf abdominalisActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordateendemicin situmalemarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Threespot Chromis portrait
Threespot Chromis (Chromis verater) portrait taken while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiChordataChromis veraterClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPipedreamPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThreespot ChromisVertebratebiospherechordateendemicin situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Spawning Hawaiian Dascyllus
Spawning Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaGarden Eel CoveHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
An Agile Chromis over mound coral
An Agile Chromis (Chromis agilis) over mound coral (Porites lutea) at Kona, Hawaii Island. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiAgile ChromisAnthozoaBig IslandChordataChromis agilisClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKonaLabroideiMound CoralNeopterygiiOrder ScleractiniaPerciformesPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPomacentridaePorites luteaPoritidaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateZoanthariabiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratefish portraitin situmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwinter
Indo-Pacific Sergeant guarding eggs
Indo-Pacific Sergeant (Abudeduf vaigiensis) guarding a clutch of eggs laid on a rocky reef off the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
Abudefduf vaigiensisActinopterygiiBig IslandChordataClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiIndoPacific SergeantInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordateguarding eggsin situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturereproductionspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter
Hawaiian Sergeant guarding eggs
Breeding-color male Hawaiian Sergeant (Abudeduf abdominalis) guarding a clutch of eggs laid on a rocky reef off the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
Abudefduf abdominalisActinopterygiiBig IslandBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordateendemicguarding eggsin situmalemarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationreproductionspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter
Hawaiian Dascyllus
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) at Molokini Crater near Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Breeding female Indo-Pacific Sergeant
A breeding female Indo-Pacific Sergeant over her egg mass at Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Her extended genital papilla is visible (forward of anal fin). Aspect Ratio = 16:9.
Abudefduf vaigiensisActinopterygiiBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiGenital PapillaIndoPacific SergeantInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatedamselfisheggsfemalein situmarine lifenaturalworldnaturereproductionspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter
Indo-Pacific Sergeant
An Indo-Pacific Sergeant pair photographed under water while scuba diving at Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
Abudefduf vaigiensisActinopterygiiBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiIndoPacific SergeantInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatedamselfisheggsin situmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnaturereproductionscubascuba divingspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwinter
Breeding color male Hawaiian Sargeant
Underwater close-up view of a breeding color male Hawaiian Sargeant (Abudeduf abdominalis) at Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 16:9.
Abudefduf abdominalisActinopterygiiBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherebreeding colorschordatedamselfishendemicin situmalemarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationreproductionspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter
Hawaiian Sergeant guarding eggs
Breeding-color male Hawaiian Sergeant (Abudeduf abdominalis) guarding a clutch of eggs laid on a rocky reef at Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 16:9.
Abudefduf abdominalisActinopterygiiBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherebreeding colorschordatedamselfisheggsendemicin situmalemarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationreproductionspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter