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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Dascyllus

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11 species
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Dascyllus abudafur
[]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Dascyllus albisella
[Hawaiian dascyllus]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Dascyllus aruanus
[Whitetail dascyllus]

Photo by Frische, J.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randall, 2001

Photo by Photo by Frische, J.
 
Dascyllus auripinnis
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885

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Dascyllus carneus
[Cloudy dascyllus]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen, 1977

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Dascyllus flavicaudus
[Yellowtail dascyllus]

Photo by Kochzius, M.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Kochzius, M.
 
Dascyllus marginatus
[Marginate dascyllus]

Photo by Bos, A.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854

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Dascyllus melanurus
[Blacktail humbug]

Photo by Gomen See@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Eastern Central Indian Oc
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Photo by Gomen See@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Dascyllus reticulatus
[Reticulate dascyllus]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Dascyllus strasburgi
[Strasburg's dascyllus]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Dascyllus trimaculatus
[Threespot dascyllus]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dascyllus abudafur Indian Ocean 1775
Dascyllus albisella Hawaiian dascyllus Eastern Central Pacific 13 TL 1862
Dascyllus aruanus Whitetail dascyllus Pacific Ocean 10 TL 1758
Dascyllus auripinnis Eastern Central Pacific 11.5 SL 2001
Dascyllus carneus Cloudy dascyllus Indian Ocean 7 TL 1885
Dascyllus flavicaudus Yellowtail dascyllus Pacific 12 TL 1977
Dascyllus marginatus Marginate dascyllus Western Indian Ocean 6 TL 1829
Dascyllus melanurus Blacktail humbug Western Pacific 8 TL 1854
Dascyllus reticulatus Reticulate dascyllus Eastern Central Indian Oc 9 TL 1846
Dascyllus strasburgi Strasburg's dascyllus Eastern Central Pacific 9 SL 1960
Dascyllus trimaculatus Threespot dascyllus Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1829



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