Canary damselfish
Chromis limbata
Sighting evidence at Wreck of the Secchia, Ustica Island
The canary damselfish is a small, vivid yellow-orange species that hovers in dense clouds above reef structures and wreck superstructures throughout the warmer months. At the Secchia, hundreds of individuals form a perpetual yellow haze above the highest points of the wreck, feeding on zooplankton carried in the current. They are intensely territorial during the breeding season (spring to summer), when males clear patches of hull surface, fan eggs obsessively, and aggressively drive away fish many times their own size.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Canary damselfish is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.