Dascyllus melanurus
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| Dascyllus melanurus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dascyllus |
| Species: | D. melanurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854 | |
Dascyllus melanurus, known commonly as the four stripe damselfish, blacktail dascyllus, blacktail damselfish, and blacktail humbug, is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean. It is sometimes kept as an aquarium pet.[1]
Description
The fish reaches 8 centimeters in length. It is white with three black bars, and the pelvic fins and the end of the tail are black.[1]
Biology
It travels in schools. It feeds on fish eggs, crustacean larvae, algae, ostracods, amphipods, copepods, and tunicates.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Dascyllus melanurus. FishBase. 2013.
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