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Chrysiptera cyanea
Blue Demoiselle
As recorded: Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 28, 1975
- Locality
- Okinawa; Sesoko Island, N side; reef flat
- Island
- Okinawa
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 28, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 12 other specimens.
Chrysiptera cyanea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 491 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
PG
(c) jetsetjudy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
(c) Jon Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Okinawa, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21
Okinawa, JP
(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Okinawa, JP
(c) daxreid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Motobu, JP-ON, JP
(c) James Goodsell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chrysiptera cyanea. BPBM 19102. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35997213. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19102.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35997213 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
