---
title: "Neon Damselfish"
description: "Pomacentrus coelestis — Fish. Pomacentrus coelestis, the neon damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/neon-damselfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Neon Damselfish

> Pomacentrus coelestis — Fish. Pomacentrus coelestis, the neon damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae.

- Scientific name: *Pomacentrus coelestis*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2919
- Wikidata: [Q1977602](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1977602)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132371](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132371)

## Names

- en: Neon Damselfish
- de: Neon-Demoiselle
- es: Damita Neón
- fr: Demoiselle néon

## Countries with the most observations

AU (803), ID (367), PH (244), TW (101), FJ (81), JP (76), TH (67), HK (33), NC (27), SB (26), MY (21), PW (17)

## Summary

Pomacentrus coelestis, the neon damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific. It can grow to a maximum size of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) in length. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomacentrus_coelestis

## Photo

![Neon Damselfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/neon-damselfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142352757

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/neon-damselfish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).