Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Chrysiptera rex, commonly known as the king demoiselle or pink demoiselle, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific, where it lives around reefs. It grows up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long. It is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade.
This small reef fish was originally described by Snyder in 1909 as Abudefduf rex from a type specimen collected at Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
Wikipedia contributors, Chrysiptera rex; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:20:44.512977+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909)
- Name authority
- (Snyder, 1909)
- 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 rex (Snyder, 1909)
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 |
| onespot damselfishChrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Glyphidodontops rex (Snyder, 1909) (Snyder, 1909) | synonym |
| Abudefduf rex Snyder, 1909 Snyder, 1909 | synonym |
| Glyphididontops rex (Snyder, 1909) (Snyder, 1909) | 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=276839 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:5YKDY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.