Dascyllus
| Dascyllus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dascyllus melanurus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dascyllus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
Dascyllus is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. They are usually commensals with corals.[1]
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
- Dascyllus abudafur Forsskål, 1775 (Indian Ocean humbug) [2]
- 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 dascyllus)
Trivia
Deb, a character in the animated film Finding Nemo, is a damselfish of genus Dascyllus.[3]
References
- ↑ Stevenson, R. A. (1963). "Behavior of the Pomacentrid Reef Fish Dascyllus albisella Gill in Relation to the Anemone Marcanthia cookei". Copeia 1963 (4): 612–614. doi:10.2307/1440960.
- ↑ Borsa, P.; Sembiring, A.; Fauvelot, C.; Chen, W.-J. (2014). "Resurrection of Indian Ocean humbug damselfish, Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål) from synonymy with its Pacific Ocean sibling, Dascyllus aruanus (L.)". Comptes Rendus Biologies 337 (12): 709–716. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2014.09.001.
- ↑ Kirkeby, C. What Kind of Creature Is It? Finding Nemo - Cast of Characters. ClassBrain.com May 22, 2004.
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