onespot damselfish
Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
(EN) Onespot Demoiselle - (FR) Demoiselle à une tache Chrysiptera unimaculata juvenile, Marsa Alam, Egypt
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Open encyclopedia reference
Chrysiptera unimaculata, commonly known as the one-spot damselfish, among variations of this name, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The species is Least concern according to the IUCN. The adults of the species are usually found in small groups or are solitary.
Wikipedia contributors, Chrysiptera unimaculata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:29:34.815020+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1830)
- Common name
- onespot damselfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Chrysiptera
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusChrysiptera Swainson, 1839
- speciesChrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chrysiptera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| twinspot damselfishChrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera albata Allen & Bailey, 2002 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera arnazae Allen, Erdmann & Barber, 2010 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera niger (Allen, 1975) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica, Pilcher & Oakley, 2002 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson, 1974) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera giti Allen & Erdmann, 2008 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera parasema (Fowler, 1918) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera pricei Allen & Adrim, 1992 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Glyphidodon hemimelas Kner, 1868 Kner, 1868 | synonym |
| Glyphisodon filholi Sauvage, 1879 Sauvage, 1879 | synonym |
| Glyphisodon unimaculatus Cuvier, 1830 Cuvier, 1830 | synonym |
| Glyphidodon dispar Günther, 1862 Günther, 1862 | synonym |
| Glyphidodontops unimaculatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Cuvier, 1830) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218782 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5YKDF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.