Blue Damselfish
Scientific Name Chrysiptera cyanea
Other Name(s) Orangetail Blue Damselfish (males); Blue Devil Damselfish
Care Level Leave it Wild
Family Damselfish
Blue Damselfish
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.