Banded Humbug (species: Dascyllus aruanus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Dascyllus aruanus
Banded Humbug


©Andy: Banded Humbug (Dascyllus aruanus)

©Anne: Banded Humbug (Dascyllus aruanus)

©David Witherall and Ben Taylor: Humbug Dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus, Ocean Free, Green Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Dascyllus
Species Dascyllus aruanus
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Colours

         

Distinguishing features

white tail, black ventral fins

Size

  • Up to 8 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.

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References

  • Almany, G.R. (2004). Priority effects in coral reef fish communities of the Great Barrier Reef, Ecology, 85: 2872-2880. LIRS catalog number 879.
  • Braun, C. (2015). LIRS catalog number 1897.
  • Burger, M.A.A. and R.D. Adlard (2010). Four new species of Kudoa Meglitsch, 1947 (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida) from Australia with recommendations for species descriptions in the Kudoidae, Parasitology, 137: 793-814. LIRS catalog number 1318.
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