Blacktail Damselfish (species: Dascyllus melanurus) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Dascyllus melanurus
Blacktail Damselfish


©D. Ross Robertson: Blacktail Damselfish (Dascyllus melanurus)

©Jan Messersmith: Blacktail Damselfish (Dascyllus melanurus)

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

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 8 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 68 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Schooling species, adults inhabit sheltered lagoons, harbors and inlets. Also in somewhat open substrates with outcrops of Acropora corals. Often associated with small coral heads (FishBase).

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