Banded Humbug (species: Dascyllus aruanus) in Green Island (Gaia Guide)
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Dascyllus aruanus
Banded Humbug


©Andy: Banded Humbug (Dascyllus aruanus)

©Anne: Banded Humbug (Dascyllus aruanus)

©David Witherall and Ben Taylor: Humbug Dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus, Ocean Free, Green Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Dascyllus
Species Dascyllus aruanus

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Colours

         

Distinguishing features

white tail, black ventral fins

Size

  • Up to 8 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Burger, M.A.A. and R.D. Adlard (2010). Four new species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) from Australia with recommendations for species descriptions in the Kudoidae, Parasitology, 137: 793-814. LIRS catalog number 1318.
  • Burger, M.A.A. and R.D. Adlard (2011). Low host specificity in the Kudoidae (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) including seventeen new host records for Kudoa thalassomi. Folia Parasitologica, 58: 1-16. LIRS catalog number 1389.
  • Coker, D.J., M.S. Practhett and P.L. Munday (2009). Coral bleaching and habitat degradation increase susceptibility to predation for coral-dwelling fishes, Behavioral Ecology, doi: 10.1093/beheco: ar113. LIRS catalog number 1237.
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