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Blue Damselfish

BAD Fish

Scientific Name Chrysiptera cyanea

Other Name(s) Orangetail Blue Damselfish (males); Blue Devil Damselfish

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Blue Damselfish

BAD Fish
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Blue body and fins; black band from snout to eye; females with black spot on rear dorsal fin; males with scattered tiny yellow/white spots and yellow/orange tail.  Commercial level captive-breeding is possible. Trade incentives to do so are hindered by a number of market factors favoring wild-caught. It is likely that many Blue Damselfish are captured illegally with cyanide, yet they remain among the top 3 marine aquarium fish imported into the U.S.