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Blue devil

Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Status not recordedbony fish

The blue devil (Chrysiptera cyanea) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the blue devil

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue devil live?

Not recorded

Is the blue devil endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blue devil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChrysiptera
  7. SpeciesChrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Synonyms Abudefduf assimilis, Abudefduf cyaneus, Abudefduf sapphirus, Abudefduf turchesius, Abudefduf uniocellatus, Cbrysiptera cyaneus, Chryseptera cyanea, Chrysiptera assimilis, Chrysiptera gaimardi, Chrysiptera punctatoperculare, Glyphidodon assimilis, Glyphidodontops cyaneus, Glyphidontops cyaneus, Glyphisodon azureus, Glyphisodon cyaneus, Glyphisodon gaimardii, Glyphisodon hedleyi, Glyphisodon uniocellatus

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Blue damsel-fishEnglish
  • Blue damselfishEnglish
  • Blue demoiselleEnglish
  • Cornflower sargeantmajorEnglish
  • Cornflower sergeant-majorEnglish
  • Cornflower sergeantmajorEnglish
  • Hedley's damsel-fishEnglish
  • Red tail Australian damselEnglish
  • Sapphire demoiselleEnglish
  • Sapphire devilEnglish
  • Sky-blue damselEnglish
  • Damisel·la safirCatalan
  • Nimmiscal
  • 吻带豆娘鱼Chinese
  • sapínek modrýCzech
  • Safir jomfrufiskDanish
  • Blauer KorallenfischGerman
  • Damisela zafiroSpanish
  • Sinine krüsipterEstonian
  • Demoiselle BleueFrench
  • Diavolo zaffiroItalian
  • ルリスズメダイJapanese
  • Blue devil polosMalay
  • Donzela-azulPortuguese
  • Синяя хризиптераRussian
  • Tu'u'u-mo'oSamoan
  • ปลาเปลี่ยนสีThai
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • 吻帶豆娘魚Chinese
  • 單斑豆娘魚Chinese
  • 圆尾金翅雀鲷Chinese
  • 圓尾金翅雀鯛Chinese
  • 蓝刻齿雀鲷Chinese
  • 鰓斑金翅雀鯛Chinese
  • 鳃斑金翅雀鲷Chinese
  • Sinine rifinäitsikEstonian
  • Castagnola zaffiroItalian
  • Damigella zaffiroItalian
  • Ruri-suzumedaiJapanese
  • Betok ekor merah ambonMalay
  • Vaiuli-samaSamoan
  • ปลาสลิดหินฟ้าหางส้มThai
  • ปลาแดมเซลฟ้าหางส้มThai
  • 藍刻齒雀鯛Chinese
  • 藍魔鬼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue devil

Other species in the same genus Chrysiptera.

Surge damsel

Chrysiptera brownriggii

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Fiji damsel

Chrysiptera taupou

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Cape damsel

Chrysiptera unimaculata

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Neon damsel

Chrysiptera caeruleolineata

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue devil?

The blue devil (Chrysiptera cyanea) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue devil (Chrysiptera cyanea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-devil

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_devil_2026,
  title = {Blue devil (Chrysiptera cyanea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-devil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}