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Surge damsel

Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828)

Status not recordedbony fish

The surge damsel (Chrysiptera brownriggii) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the surge damsel

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 surge damsel live?

Not recorded

Is the surge damsel 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 surge damsel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChrysiptera
  7. SpeciesChrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828)

Synonyms Abudefduf albofasciatus, Abudefduf amabilis, Abudefduf leucopomus, Abudefduf miyakoe, Abudefduf xanthozona, Abudefduf xanthozonus, Chaetodon brownriggii, Chryseptera brownriggii, Chrysiptera albofasciata albofasciata, Chrysiptera brownriggi, Chrysiptera caudofasciata, Chrysiptera leucopoma, Chrysiptera leucopomus, Chrysiptera xanthozona, Glyphidodon amabilis, Glyphidodon taenioruptus, Glyphidodon xanthozona, Glyphidodontops leucopomus, Glyphisodon albofasciatus, Glyphisodon amabilis, Glyphisodon leucopomus, Glyphisodon xanthozona

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Blueribbon damselEnglish
  • Indian surge damselfishEnglish
  • Indian surge demoiselleEnglish
  • Surge damselfishEnglish
  • Surge demoiselleEnglish
  • White-banded damsel-fishEnglish
  • White-banded damselfishEnglish
  • Damisel·la de ratlles blanquesCatalan
  • Nimmiscal
  • sapínek příbojovýCzech
  • Wellen-DemoiselleGerman
  • Demoiselle de houleFrench
  • Damigella ondeggiante indianaItalian
  • ミヤコキセンスズメダイJapanese
  • IkiribitMarshallese
  • Donzela-dorso-brilhantePortuguese
  • 'atotiTahitian
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • Castagnola ondeggiante indianaItalian
  • 勃氏刻齒雀鯛Chinese
  • 勃氏金翅雀鯛Chinese
  • 雙白帶刻齒雀鯛(勃氏刻齒雀鯛)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the surge damsel

Other species in the same genus Chrysiptera.

Blue devil

Chrysiptera cyanea

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 surge damsel?

The surge damsel (Chrysiptera brownriggii) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Surge damsel (Chrysiptera brownriggii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/surge-damsel

MLA

“Surge damsel (Chrysiptera brownriggii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/surge-damsel.

BibTeX
@misc{surge_damsel_2026,
  title = {Surge damsel (Chrysiptera brownriggii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/surge-damsel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}