Dascyllus trimaculatus
Domino Damsel
©Photo2222: Domino Damsel (Dascyllus trimaculatus) are the darker fish with the clearly visible white spot on their sides.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Dascyllus
Species
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Colours
Distinguishing features
Adults are dark grey with darker scale edges. All fins dark except for rear dorsal which is transparent or whitish. Young individuals have a white spot on each side and one on the forehead - these disappear with growth.
Size
- Up to 13 cm (TL)
Depth range
- From 1 m to 55 m
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Adults inhabit coral and rocky reefs, juveniles often commensal with large sea anemones, sea urchins, or small coral heads. They occur in small to large aggregations.
Behaviour
Juveniles often associate with anemones and anemonefishes and may be in large groups.
Web resources
References
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
- Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen (1992). Field guide to anemonefishes and their host sea anemones Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA.
- Leis, J.M. and R. Fisher (2006). Swimming speed of settlement-stage reef-fish larvae measured in the laboratory and in the field: a comparison of critical speed and in situ speed. "Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium". : 438-445. LIRS catalog number 1513.
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