also: でばすずめだい
blue green damselfish; blue-green chromis
A small, bright blue-green reef fish (Chromis viridis) common in the Indo-Pacific. Often seen in large schools around branching corals.
The blue green damselfish is a small, vivid blue-green fish commonly seen on coral reefs.
Hiragana spelling, also used but less common than katakana for this species.
Rarely used kanji form; the reading is デバスズメダイ.
The name デバスズメダイ is a compound of 出歯 (deba, 'protruding tooth'), 雀鯛 (suzumedai, 'damselfish'), referring to a damselfish with a toothy appearance. The exact derivation is uncertain; the katakana spelling is conventional for this species.