Dischistodus perspicillatus
The Dischitodus perspicllatus is viscous organism, in which resigns near coral reefs. The fish is naturally aggressive towards those who go to near to their territory. As the Dischistodus perspicillatus is very protective over their sacred area of the coral reefs, food, and their eggs from their ecological extensive history.
| Dischistodus perspicillatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dischistodus |
| Species: | D. perspicillatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830)
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| Synonyms | |
Dischistodus perspicillatus, commonly known as the white damsel, is a species of fish native to the Andaman Sea and eastern Indian Ocean.[2]
This species reaches a length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[3]
References
- ^ Allen, G.R.; Arceo, H.; Mutia, M.T.M.; Muyot, F.B.; Nañola, C.L.; Santos, M. (2022). "Dischistodus perspicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T188612A1902135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188612A1902135.en. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dischistodus perspicillatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
Potts, D. C. (1977). Suppression of coral populations by filamentous algae within damselfish territories. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 28(3), 207–216. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(77)90092-2 Wilson, S., & Bellwood, D. R. (1997). Cryptic dietary components of territorial damselfishes (Pomacentridae, Labroidei). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 153, 299–310. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24857896 Milicich, M. J., Meekan, M. G., & Doherty, P. J. (1992). Larval supply: a good predictor of recruitment of three species of reef fish (Pomacentridae). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 86(2), 153–166. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24830497
External links
- Photos of Dischistodus perspicillatus in the Sealife Collection