Biology:Dascyllus strasburgi

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Dascyllus strasburgi
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Dascyllus
Species:
D. strasburgi
Binomial name
Dascyllus strasburgi
Klausewitz, 1960

Dascyllus strasburgi, Strasburg's dascyllus, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands where they are found among coral and rocky reefs. and feed on zooplankton.[1] The specific name honours Donald W. Strasburg of the University of Hawaii, a fish ecologist and collector of the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Dascyllus strasburgi" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 August 2018. https://www.etyfish.org/pomacentridae/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q778956 entry