Adult Australian Damsels are blue to bluish-grey on the upper sides of the body and often paler below. The centre of each scale is blue. Juveniles are vivid blue. The species grows to 10 cm in length.
It occurs on shallow coral and rocky reefs as well as muddy areas throughout the Indo-West Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the central coast and reefs of Queensland to the southern coast of New South Wales.
The Australian Damsel looks similar to the Blue Damsel. The two species can be distinguished by the yellow anal and caudal fins of the Blue Damsel.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
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