What is chrysiptera starcki?
Chrysiptera starcki is a tropical seawater fish of the order Perciformes, the damselfish family, and the genus Chrysalis. chrysiptera starcki is distributed in a wide area from the Ryukyu Islands to the Taiwan Sea of China, and south to New Caledonia in southeastern Australia. It is mostly active near coral reefs, foraging for small prey in reef areas, and can be used as an ornamental fish.
What does chrysiptera starcki look like?
The body of chrysiptera starcki is oval and flattened, and the standard body length is 2.2-2.5 times the body height. The snout is short and blunt. The mouth is medium-sized; the teeth in the two jaws are small and conical. Body covered with small scales. Preorbital bone without scales, infraorbital bone with scales; posterior margin of preopercle smooth. The cheeks are scaly. Body covered with ctenoid scales; 15-16 perforated scales on lateral line. Gill rakers 20-22 in number. Dorsal fin single, soft rays not elongated but angular, spines XIII, soft rays 14-15; anal fin spines II, soft rays 15-17; pectoral fin rays 15-17; caudal fin forked, upper and lower lobe ends pointed . The head and side of the body are bright blue, and the scales have black edges; the back of the body has a yellow stripe extending from the snout to the middle of the body; there is a black spot above the base of the pectoral fin; there is no small black spot on the upper edge of the gill cover. Back, pectoral and caudal fins yellow; buttocks and pelvic fins bright blue.
living habits of chrysiptera starcki
It mainly inhabits near outcrops or cracks of rocks on the outer slopes of reefs located in sandy channel channels.
Also common in deeper sections of outer reefs, about 20 to 60 meters deep.
Feeds mainly on plankton and algae, prefers to live alone, and occasionally gathers in small groups.
