Marine life identification guide > Damselfish & sergeant major > Yellowtail damselfish
Jewel damselfish

Microspathodon chrysurus

Yellowtail damselfish

Jewel damselfish

Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean, from Bermuda and Southern Florida to Brazil, throughout the Caribbean Sea.

Microspathodon chrysurus snorkeling pictures

at La Batea (Cuba)
© pandiboo

at Isla Perro Chico (Panama)
© nicoleguillemin

at Plage du Pain de Sucre (Guadeloupe)

at Isla Diablo (Panama)
© nicoleguillemin

at Palm Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
© chris-burton

at Palm Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
© chris-burton

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