Marginated Damsel
''Dascyllus marginatus'' (marginate dascyllus or Red Sea dascyllus) is a damselfish from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6 cm in length. References * External links * marginatus This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants i ... Fish described in 1829 {{Pomacentridae-stub ...
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Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell
Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount Wilhelm, the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea * Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica * Wilhelm (crater), a lunar crater See also * Wilhelm scream, a stock sound effect * SS ''Kaiser Wilhelm II'', or USS ''Agamemnon'', a German steam ship * Wilhelmus "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", usually known just as "Wilhelmus" ( nl, Het Wilhelmus, italic=no; ; English translation: "The William"), is the national anthem of both the Netherlands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It dates back to at least 1572 ...

Damselfish
Damselfish are those within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastenae within the family Pomacentridae. Most species within this group are relatively small, with the largest species being about 30cm (12 in) in length. Most damselfish species exist only in marine environments, but a few inhabit brackish or fresh water. These fish are found globally in tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters. Habitat in tropical rocky or coral reefs, and many of those are kept as marine aquarium pets. Their diets include small crustaceans, plankton, and algae. However, a few live in fresh and brackish waters, such as the freshwater damselfish, or in warm subtropical climates, such as the large orange Garibaldi, which inhabits the coast of southern California and the Pacific Mexican coast. Foraging The domino damselfish '' D. albisella'' spends the majority (greater than 85%) of its daytime hours foraging. Larger individuals typically fo ...
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean or Antarctica, depending on the definition in use. Along its core, the Indian Ocean has some large marginal or regional seas such as the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Andaman Sea. Etymology The Indian Ocean has been known by its present name since at least 1515 when the Latin form ''Oceanus Orientalis Indicus'' ("Indian Eastern Ocean") is attested, named after Indian subcontinent, India, which projects into it. It was earlier known as the ''Eastern Ocean'', a term that was still in use during the mid-18th century (see map), as opposed to the ''Western Ocean'' (Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic) before the Pacific Ocean, Pacific was surmised. Conversely, Ming treasure voyages, Chinese explorers in the Indian Oce ...
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Dascyllus
''Dascyllus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. They are usually commensals with corals.Youtube Creatures section, Damselfish - Author:Sublanding Fish 020-06-19/ref> Species Currently, 11 recognized species are placed in this genus: * '' Dascyllus abudafur'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Indian Ocean humbug) * '' Dascyllus albisella'' T. N. Gill, 1862 (Hawaiian dascyllus) * '' Dascyllus aruanus'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) (whitetail dascyllus) * ''Dascyllus auripinnis'' J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 2001 * '' Dascyllus carneus'' J. G. Fischer, 1885 (cloudy dascyllus) * ''Dascyllus flavicaudus'' H. A. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1977 (yellowtail dascyllus) * ''Dascyllus marginatus'' ( Rüppell, 1829) (marginate dascyllus) * ''Dascyllus melanurus'' Bleeker, 1854 (blacktail humbug) * '' Dascyllus reticulatus'' ( J. Richardon, 1846) (reticulate dascyllus) * ''Dascyllus strasburgi'' Klausewitz, 1960 (Strasburg's dascyllus) * ''Dascyllus trimaculatus'' ( Rüppell, 1829) (threespot da ...
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