Damselfishes: fishes of the family Pomacentridae
Hawaiian Dascyllus courtship
A Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisell) pair courting off Niihau, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiiHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiNi'ihau IslandNiihauNiihau IslandPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorspringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateVertical Awareness dive sitebiologicalchordatecourtshiplivingorganismspawning behaviorunderwater
Dascyllus at night
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus absiella) hoover as a group in the water column directly over their preferred coral head habitat which is about one meter in diameter. Photographed at night offshore of Kauaii Island, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiiHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKauaiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaespringStone House dive siteSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUPY22Vertebratebiologicalchordatefish behaviorlivingnightnocturnalorganismunderwater
Threespot Chromis
A Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) and Mackeral Scad (Decapterus macarellus) form a background for ths group of Threespot Chromis (Chromis verater) off Niihau, Hawaii. Photographed while scuba diving using a Nikon D3X camera in a Seacam housing equipped with a Seacam modified Nikonos RS 20-35mm lens and two Retra underwater strobes.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyCarangidaeCarcharhinidaeCarcharhiniformesCarcharhinus 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 IUCNbiologicalchordatelivingmodern sharksorganismrequiem sharkssharksunderwater
Blue-eye Damselfish (Plectroglyphiododon johnsonianus)
A pair of Blue-eye Damselfish (Plectroglyphiododon johnsonianus) next to a Molokini Crater reef near Maui, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter
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.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCnidariaDascyllus albisellaEcologyFishHawaiiHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateLabroideiMauiMaui CountyMaui dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTank and LSTTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateaquariumaquaticbiologicalbiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratecolonycolorfulcoraldeepdivedivingexoticexplorein situlifelivingmarinenaturalworldoceanorganismreefsaltwaterscubaseasnorkelingswimswimmingtraveltropicalunderwatervacationwaterwildlifewinter
Agile Chromis schooling over Finger Coral
Agile Chromis (Chromis agilis) schooling over Finger Coral (Porites compressa).
ActinopterygiiAgile ChromisAnimalAnthozoaBiologyChordataChromis agilisClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiOrder ScleractiniaPerciformesPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPomacentridaePorites compressaPoritidaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Kona dive site S. of Cpt. Cook no mooringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebrateZoanthariabiologicalbiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratefinger coralin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwinter
Hawaiian Dascyllus and Bicolor Anthias
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) and Bicolor Anthias (Pseudanthias bicolor) hover over a dead coral head.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBicolor AnthiasBig IslandBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaEcologyHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPercoideiPhylum ChordataPomacentridaePseudanthias bicolorSeacam underwater housingSerranidaeSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Blackfin Chromis
Blackfin Chromis (Chromis vanderbilti) is a Hawaiian endemic fish species.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyBlackfin ChromisChordataChromis ovalisChromis vanderbiltiClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandKauai dive site Sheraton CavernsLabroideiNeopterygiiOval ChromisPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordateendemicin situjuvenilelivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Hawaiian Dascyllus finning over its algae garden.
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) finning over its algae garden.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBig IslandBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaEcologyHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKonaLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
A group of four Hawaiian Dascyllus
A group of four Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaEcologyGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaEcologyGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba 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.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaEcologyGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPacificstock RFPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba 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 eydouxiActinopterygiiAnimalAnthozoaAntler CoralBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaDascyllus albisellaEcologyGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiOrder ScleractiniaPacificstock RFPerciformesPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPocillopora grandisPocilloporidaePomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebrateZoanthariabiologicalbiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratecoral bleachingin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Schooling Hawaiian Sargeant
Schooling Hawaiian Sargeant (Abudefduf abdominalis) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
Abudefduf abdomalis x A. vaigiensisAbudefduf abdominalisActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicHybrid sergeantInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPacificstock RFAPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordateendemicin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
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 abdominalisActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordateendemicin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Endemic Hawaiian Sargeant
Lateral underwater view of the endemic Hawaiian Sargeant (Abudefduf abdominalis) off the Kona coast, The Big island, Hawaii.
Abudefduf abdominalisActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipendemicin situlivingmalemarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationorganismunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Threespot Chromis portrait
Threespot Chromis (Chromis verater) portrait taken while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataChromis veraterClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPipedreamPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThreespot ChromisVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordateendemicin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Spawning Hawaiian Dascyllus
Spawning Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaEcologyGarden Eel CoveHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba 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 ChromisAnimalAnthozoaBig IslandBiologyChordataChromis agilisClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKonaLabroideiMound CoralNeopterygiiOrder ScleractiniaPerciformesPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPomacentridaePorites luteaPoritidaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateZoanthariabiologicalbiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratefish portraitin situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba 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 vaigiensisActinopterygiiAnimalBig IslandBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiIndoPacific SergeantInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipguarding eggsin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismreproductionspawningspawning 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 abdominalisActinopterygiiAnimalBig IslandBiologyBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipendemicguarding eggsin situlivingmalemarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationorganismreproductionspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter
Hawaiian Dascyllus
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) at Molokini Crater near Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Breeding female Indo-Pacific Sergeant
A breeding female Indo-Pacific Sergeant (Abudeduf vaigienesis), an invasive species, 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 vaigiensisActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyGenital PapillaIndoPacific SergeantInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipdamselfisheggsfemalein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismreproductionspawningspawning 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 vaigiensisActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyIndoPacific SergeantInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipdamselfisheggsin situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismreproductionscubascuba 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 abdominalisActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherebreeding colorschordatecourtshipdamselfishendemicin situlivingmalemarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationorganismreproductionspawningspawning 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 abdominalisActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyBlueeye DamselfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian SergeantHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherebreeding colorschordatecourtshipdamselfisheggsendemicin situlivingmalemarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationorganismreproductionspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwinter