The Galápagos damsel (Azurina eupalama), also known as the blackspot chromis, is a possibly extinct fish species from the family Pomacentridae.
[1] It has been suggested that global climate change may be influencing the rate of extreme El Niño–Southern Oscillation events, such as the one that severely impacted this damselfish.
[1] The El Niño–Southern Oscillation of 1982 and 1983 led to an increase in the water temperature near the Galápagos Islands.
Plankton production was reduced for at least one year, leading to drops in the populations of many planktivorous fish, such as the Galápagos damsel.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the fish as a critically endangered species, and one which is possibly extinct.