Garibaldi damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus)

Scientific name: Hypsypops rubicundus Girard, 1854

Garibaldi damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus)

The Garibaldi damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Monterey Bay in California, USA to southern Baja California and Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California) in Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypsypops rubicundus
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–30 m (0–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 30 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to southern Baja California and Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California) in Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=20; tm=5)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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