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| Dascyllus marginatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dascyllus |
| Species: | D. marginatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829) | |
Dascyllus marginatus, the marginate dascyllus or Red Sea dascyllus, is a damselfish endemic to the Western Indian Ocean.[2] It is a site attached fish that lives in corals, usually Stylophora pistillata and species of Acropora. In these corals it hides at a moment of danger[3] and sleeps at night.[4] It feeds on zooplankton that drifts with the current,[5] and grows to a size of 6 cm in length.[2] Dascyllus marginatus lives in groups of 2-25 individuals,[6] and while foraging for food around their home coral, group members keep separated and stable foraging spaces.[7]
Human Uses
[edit]It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Allen, G.R. (2022). "Dascyllus marginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T188516A1886761. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188516A1886761.en. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Dascyllus marginatus". FishBase. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ Fishelson, L.; Popper, D.; Avidor, A. (1974). "Biosociology and ecology of pomacentrid fishes around the Sinai Peninsula (northern Red Sea)". Journal of Fish Biology. 6 (2): 119–133. Bibcode:1974JFBio...6..119F. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1974.tb04532.x. ISSN 0022-1112.
- ↑ Goldshmid, Rotem; Holzman, Roi; Weihs, Daniel; Genin, Amatzia (2004). "Aeration of corals by sleep-swimming fish". Limnology and Oceanography. 49 (5): 1832–1839. Bibcode:2004LimOc..49.1832G. doi:10.4319/lo.2004.49.5.1832. ISSN 0024-3590.
- ↑ Kent, Rafi; Holzman, Roi; Genin, Amatzia (2006-10-05). "Preliminary evidence on group-size dependent feeding success in the damselfish Dascyllus marginatus". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 323: 299–303. Bibcode:2006MEPS..323..299K. doi:10.3354/meps323299. ISSN 0171-8630.
- ↑ Fricke, Hans W. (1980-05-01). "Control of different mating systems in a coral reef fish by one environmental factor". Animal Behaviour. 28 (2): 561–569. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(80)80065-0. ISSN 0003-3472.
- ↑ Engel, Anael; Reuben, Yaela; Kolesnikov, Irina; Churilov, Dmitri; Nathan, Ran; Genin, Amatzia (2024-03-07). "Space partitioning within groups of social coral reef fish". Coral Reefs. 43 (3): 497–508. Bibcode:2024CorRe..43..497E. doi:10.1007/s00338-023-02460-x. ISSN 1432-0975.
External links
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- Photos of Dascyllus marginatus in the Sealife Collection
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dascyllus marginatus". FishBase. December 2008 version.
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