Reticulated Damselfish

Dascyllus reticulatus

Tail region usually somewhat brown-grey.

Size : 8 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and outer reefs, 1-50 m. In small to large groups over branched coral with which it is closely associated and on danger it flees between the branches.

Distribution : Coco Keeling to SW Japan, Micronesia, Line Islands, Samoa and East Australia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Cichliformes

FAMILY

:

Pomacentridae

GENUS

:

Dascyllus

SPECIES

:

Dascyllus reticulatus

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner