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

Dascyllus
Dascyllus trimaculatus
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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

Species

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Currently, 11 recognized species are placed in this genus:

Trivia

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Deb, a character in the animated film Finding Nemo, is a damselfish of genus Dascyllus.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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]
  4. ^ 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.)" (PDF). Comptes Rendus Biologies. 337 (12): 709–716. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2014.09.001. PMID 25433563.
  5. ^ Randall, John E.; Randall, Helen A. (2001). "Dascyllus auripinnis , a New Pomacentrid Fish from Atolls of the Central Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 40 (1): 61–67. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. ^ Klausewitz, W. (1960). "Dascyllus strasburgi, ein neuer Fisch aus dem Pazific (Pisces, Perciformes, Pomacentridae)". Journal of Aquatic Biology. 2 (15): 45–49.
  7. ^ Kirkeby, C. What Kind of Creature Is It? Finding Nemo - Cast of Characters. Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine ClassBrain.com May 22, 2004.