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Yellowtail Damselfish

Microspathodon chrysurus

Description:

Photo take at .40 ft in a Caribbean reef, One of the favorite from divers, as juvenile has this dark blue color spotted whit neon blue dots. As it grows some dots going away and the tail become yellow.

Habitat:

Inhabitant of the Reef close to the coast lines. From Florida all the Caribbean Sea to the north Brazil.

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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Fyn indeed one of my favorites :)

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

What a beauty!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Feb 11, 2012
Submitted on Feb 11, 2012

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