Honeyhead Damsel (species: Dischistodus prosopotaenia) in Kimberley Coast (Gaia Guide)
Dischistodus prosopotaenia
Honeyhead Damsel


©Andy: Honeyhead Damsel at Lizard Island

©Mark Rosenstein

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Dischistodus
Species Dischistodus prosopotaenia

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 18 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments. It can be found in brackish environments.

Web resources

References

  • Cooper, W.J., L.L. Smith and M.W. Westneat (2009). Exploring the radiation of a diverse reef fish family: Phylogenetics of the damselfishes (Pomacentridae), with new classifications based on molecular analyses of all genera, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 52: 1-16. LIRS catalog number 1221.
  • Elliott, J.P. and D.R. Bellwood (2003). Alimentary tract morphology and diet in three coral reef fish families, Journal of Fish Biology, 63: 1598-1609. LIRS catalog number 876.
  • Feary, D.A. (2007). The influence of coral degradation on tropical fish community structure, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1298.
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