''Dascyllus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of fish in the

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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 ''Dascyllus albisella'' commonly known as the Hawaiian dascyllus, Hawaiian domino, Domino damselfish, or white-spotted damsel is a marine fish found in the Eastern Central Pacific. Description Length up to 12.5 cm, dark gray to black, but c ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1862 (Hawaiian dascyllus) * '' Dascyllus aruanus'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

, 1758) (whitetail dascyllus) * '' Dascyllus auripinnis'' J. E. Randall & H. A. Randall, 2001 * ''

Dascyllus carneus ''Dascyllus carneus'', known commonly as the cloudy dascyllus or Indian dascyllus among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae. Cloudy dascyllus is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indian ...

'' 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 ''Dascyllus reticulatus'', known commonly as the reticulate dascyllus or two-stripe damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae. Reticulate dascyllus is widespread throughout the tropical ...

'' ( J. Richardon, 1846) (reticulate dascyllus) * '' Dascyllus strasburgi'' Klausewitz, 1960 (Strasburg's dascyllus) * '' Dascyllus trimaculatus'' ( Rüppell, 1829) (threespot dascyllus)

Trivia

Deb, a character in the animated film '' Finding Nemo'', is a

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 ...

of genus ''Dascyllus''.Kirkeby, C
What Kind of Creature Is It? Finding Nemo - Cast of Characters.
ClassBrain.com May 22, 2004.

References

Chrominae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Pomacentridae-stub