genus
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Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now regarded as being ''incertae sedis'' in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Perco ...
. They are usually
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Species
Currently, 11 recognized species are placed in this genus:
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Dascyllus abudafur
''Dascyllus abudafur'', the Indian Ocean humbug, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. It is found from the Red Sea, along the coasts of eastern Africa to South Africa, the Seychelles, ...
Dascyllus aruanus
''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.
Description
Whitetail dascyllus is up to in length but its common size ...
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Dascyllus auripinnis
''Dascyllus auripinnis'' 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 sm ...
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 ...
Dascyllus flavicaudus
''Dascyllus flavicaudus'', common name yellowtail dascyllus, is a Damselfish belonging to the family Pomacentridae.
Distribution
These damselfish can be found in the Eastern Central Pacific, in the southeastern Oceania, including Society Island ...
Dascyllus marginatus
''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.
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Dascyllus melanurus
''Dascyllus melanurus'', known commonly as the four stripe damselfish, blacktail dascyllus, humbug damselfish, blacktail damselfish, and blacktail humbug, is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the western Pacific Oce ...
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''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 wate ...
Dascyllus trimaculatus
The threespot dascyllus (''Dascyllus trimaculatus''), also known as the domino damsel or simply domino, is a species of damselfish from the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa, to the Pitcairn ...
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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 30 ...