Dascyllus

Dascyllus
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Dascyllus
G. Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Chaetodon aruanus
Synonyms
  • Pirene Gistel, 1848
  • Tetradrachmum Cantor, 1850
  • Pellochromis Fowler and Bean, 1928
  • Semadascyllus Fowler, 1941

Dascyllus is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. They are usually commensals with corals.[2][1][3]

  1. ^ a b Randall, H. A.; Allen, Gerald R. (1977). "A revision of the damselfish genus Dascyllus (Pomacentridae) with the description of a new species" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 31 (9): 349–385. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1977.217. ISSN 0067-1975. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ^ 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. JSTOR 1440960.
  3. ^ Youtube <<Advance Marine Aquarium>> Creatures section, Damselfish - Author:Sublanding Fish[2020-06-19]