- Courtesy NOAA's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Blacksmith are members of the damselfishes family, Pomacentridae. Although most other damselfishes are found in tropical waters, the blacksmith and the garibaldi inhabit the temperate waters of southern California and the subtropical of Baja California’s west coast.
Facts and Features
- Geographic Distribution
Monterey Bay, California to Punta San Pablo in central Baja California, Mexico. More common from Pt. Conception, California south.
- Amazing Facts
- At the Aquarium
Our blacksmith are fed a mixture of small krill and chopped fishes, squid, clams, and shrimps.