Dischistodus prosopotaenia
Species of fish
Dischistodus prosopotaenia | |
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yellow-breasted variant | |
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white-breasted variant | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pomacentridae |
Genus: | Dischistodus |
Species: | D. prosopotaenia |
Binomial name | |
Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) |
Dischistodus prosopotaenia, also known as honey-head damsel and honey-breast damsel, is a species of damselfish. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. It reaches up to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length. The fish usually has a white breast, but there is a yellow-breasted variant that also has a black blotch on each side. The fish lives in lagoons and reefs.[1]
References
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Dischistodus prosopotaenia. FishBase. 2013.
External links
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