Garibaldi damselfish

📖 Overview

Adults occur over rocky bottom in clear water, often near crevices and small caves, occasionally in kelp. Adults defend a home territory. Feed mainly on attached invertebrates. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding . Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate . Males guard and aerate the eggs . Have been reared in captivity .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. : short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Garibaldi damselfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Classified as generalist omnivores, Garibaldi feed mainly on invertebrates, which they remove from the rocks. Their diet also includes a variety of algae and occasionally their own eggs. Garibaldi are found to most commonly feed upon fleshy red algae, polychaete worms, anemones, and sponge fragments. But they have also been found to eat encrusting bryozoans, hydroids, branching bryozoans, mollusks, and brown algae.

🥚 Reproduction

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding . Male clears a sheltered nest site; female deposits eggs, which male guards .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 30 m . Subtropical; 37°N - 27°N, 122°W - 114°W Central Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to southern Baja California and Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California) in Mexico.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 23 records indexed .

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