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Garibaldi

Hypsypops rubicundus (Girard, 1854)

Status not recordedbony fish

The garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the garibaldi

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 garibaldi live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the garibaldi as introduced in 1 country.

  1. China

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the garibaldi 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 garibaldi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusHypsypops
  7. SpeciesHypsypops rubicundus (Girard, 1854)

Synonyms Glyphisodon rubicundus, Hypsypops rubicunda

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Garibaldi damselfishEnglish
  • GaribaldifischGerman
  • Jaqueta vistosaSpanish
  • Chauffet GaribaldiFrench
  • Pesce GaribaldiItalian
  • ГарибальдияRussian
  • 高歡雀鯛Chinese
  • Damisela de GaribaldiSpanish
  • jaqueta garibaldiSpanish
  • Demoiselle GaribaldiFrench
  • Castagnola GaribaldiItalian
  • Damigella GaribaldiItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the garibaldi

Other species in the same family Pomacentridae.

Nemo

Amphiprion ocellaris

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Nemo

Amphiprion percula

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Damselfish

Chromis chromis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Sea bee

Amphiprion clarkii

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Red clown

Amphiprion frenatus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Humbug

Dascyllus aruanus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the garibaldi an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the garibaldi as introduced in 1 country: China, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the garibaldi?

The garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/garibaldi

MLA

“Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/garibaldi.

BibTeX
@misc{garibaldi_2026,
  title = {Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/garibaldi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}