Dascyllus carneus, known commonly as the cloudy dascyllus or Indian dascyllus among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dascyllus |
| Species: | D. carneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885
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Cloudy dascyllus is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean from the eastern coast of Africa to Java Sea.[3]
Cloudy dascyllus is up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in length.[4]
In aquarium
editIt is very similar to Dascyllus reticulatus. They have similar behavior in aquarium tank. As it grows up, it will become very aggressive. They chase small peaceful fishes but avoid to provoke ferocious fishes.[5]
References
edit- ^ "SOUS LES MERS : Dascyllus carneus - dascyllus indien".
- ^ "Common Names List - Dascyllus carneus".
- ^ "Dascyllus carneus, Cloudy dascyllus : Aquarium".
- ^ "Dascyllus carneus, Cloudy dascyllus : Aquarium".
- ^ Youtube <<Advance Marine Aquarium>> Creatures section, Damselfish - Author:Sublanding Fish[2020-06-19]
External links
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