Many damselfish, including this species, are quite territorial. They dart around and chase away intruders. I saw one nipping at a turtle the other day. They nip at divers and swimmers, who might enter their territories.
Threespot damselfish don't grow larger than 5 inches, but their presence on the reef is quite noticeable. Because they dart around so much, it's hard to take a good photo of them, especially using a camera with a delay between the shutter button and the actual capturing of the image. As a result, I often get photos of them looking at me.
They are yellow with black spots as juveniles, and sort of brownish as adults.
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