Biology:Dascyllus strasburgi
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Dascyllus strasburgi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pomacentridae |
Genus: | Dascyllus |
Species: | D. strasburgi
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Binomial name | |
Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Dascyllus strasburgi" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ "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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dascyllus strasburgi.
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