Pomacentridae

jewelfish

Microspathodon chrysurus

Pomacentrid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The yellowtail damselfish (Microspathodon chrysurus) is a species of damselfish native to tropical areas such as the Caribbean coast of Panama. Damselfish are abundant in coral reef environments. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists this fish as being of "least concern".