#2341 · 🐟 fish

Garibaldi

🇳🇱 Hypsypops ·Hypsypops rubicundus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Garibaldi or Garibaldi damselfish ( Hypsypops rubicundus ) is a species of bright orange fish in the damselfish family. Garibaldis occur in the subtropical northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean. The common name is a reference to the Italian military and political figure Giuseppe Garibaldi, whose followers often wore a characteristic scarlet or red shirt. As is the case in all damselfish, male Garibaldis aggressively defend the nest site after the female lays eggs.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,332iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,332 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1854 (172 years ago).