Whitetail dascyllus
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Dascyllus aruanus off Guam | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pomacentridae |
Genus: | Dascyllus |
Species: | D. aruanus
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Dascyllus aruanus | |
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Dascyllus aruanus, known commonly as the whitetail dascyllus or humbug damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.[1]
Description
Whitetail dascyllus is up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length but its common size is 6 centimetres (2.4 in) and is white with three black vertical bars.[2]
Habitat
Associated with coral reefs, most usually in groups above Acropora coral heads. Males may be aggressive against other fish while they tend eggs.[2]
Distribution
Whitetail dascyllus is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included.[1]Cite error: The <ref>
tag has too many names (see the help page). However, the species has recently been split with D. aruanus found in the Pacific and Forsskål's 1775 name Dascyllus abudafur being resurrected for the Red Sea and Indian Ocean populations.[3]
Aquarium
They are called aquarium 'Starter fish' as they are quite tolerant of variable conditions and aid in conditioning the tank environment for less hardy fish. These fish have been reared in captivity. They can be territorial with other fish.
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References
- ^ a b "Demoiselle a trois bandes noirs Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758)" (in French). Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Dascyllus aruanus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Borsa, P.; Sembiring, A.; Fauvelot, C.; Chen, W.-J. (2014). "Resurrection of Indian Ocean humbug damselfish, Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål) from synonymy with its Pacific Ocean sibling, Dascyllus aruanus (L.)". Comptes Rendus Biologies. 337 (12): 709–716. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2014.09.001.