Dascyllus
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Dascyllus is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae
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Finding Nemo
, is a four-stripe damselfish
(Dascyllus melanurus
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Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae are a family of perciform fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. They are primarily marine, while a few species inhabit freshwater and brackish environments . They are noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality...
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Species
- Dascyllus albisellaDascyllus albisellaDascyllus albisellaalso known as the 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 centers of scales on body are whitish.-Distribution:...
(Gill, 1862) - Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dascyllus auropinnis (Randall and Randall, 2001)
- Dascyllus carneusDascyllus carneusDascyllus carneus is a Damselfish from the Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7cm in length....
(Fischer, 1885) - Dascyllus flavicaudusDascyllus flavicaudusDascyllus flavicaudus is a Damselfish from the Eastern Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length....
(Randall and Allen, 1977) - Dascyllus marginatusDascyllus marginatusDascyllus marginatus is a Damselfish from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6cm in length....
(Rüppell, 1829) - Dascyllus melanurusDascyllus melanurusDascyllus melanurus, also known as Four Stripe Damselfish, Blacktail Dascyllus, Blacktail Damselfish, or Blacktail Humbug is a popular saltwater aquarium fish from the Indo-Pacific.-Appearance:A small marine fish that reaches four inches in length...
'Four-stripe damselfish' (Bleeker, 1854) - Dascyllus reticulatusDascyllus reticulatusDascyllus reticulatus, also known as Two Stripe Damselfish, Reticulate Dascyllus or Reticulated Damselfish is a marine fish from the Indo-Pacific occasionally kept in aquariums.-Appearance:A small marine fish that reaches four inches in length...
(Richardson, 1846) - Dascyllus strasburgi (Klausewitz, 1960)
- Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)
Trivia
Deb, a Black and White Humbug in the filmFilm
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo...
, is a four-stripe damselfish
Damselfish
Damselfish comprise the family Pomacentridae except those of the genera Amphiprion and Premnas. They can grow up to long. While most are marine, a few species inhabit the lower stretches of rivers in freshwater. Damselfish usually have bright colors. in tropical coral reefs, and many of those are...
(Dascyllus melanurus
Dascyllus melanurus
Dascyllus melanurus, also known as Four Stripe Damselfish, Blacktail Dascyllus, Blacktail Damselfish, or Blacktail Humbug is a popular saltwater aquarium fish from the Indo-Pacific.-Appearance:A small marine fish that reaches four inches in length...
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