The threespot dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus), also known as the domino damsel or simply domino, is a species of damselfish from the familyPomacentridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa, to the Pitcairn Islands, southern Japan, and Australia, and can also be found in some parts of the Philippines.[2] Its grey to black body has two lateral white spots and one between the eyes like domino hence the name; the threespot dascyllus grows up to 13 cm (5.1 in) in length. Coloration is somewhat variable; the spot on the forehead may be absent and the lateral spots very much reduced. It feeds on algae, copepods and other planktoniccrustaceans.[3]
Generally, adults are found in small groups around coral heads or large rocks. Juveniles may be found associated with large sea anemones or sheltering between the spines of diademasea urchins or branching corals.[4] This species may be found to depths of 55 m.
Etymologyedit
Trimaculatus, meaning "three-spotted", refers to the fish's three white spots. This accounts also for the common name "domino".[5]
threespot, dascyllus, threespot, dascyllus, dascyllus, trimaculatus, also, known, domino, damsel, simply, domino, species, damselfish, from, family, pomacentridae, native, indo, pacific, from, east, africa, pitcairn, islands, southern, japan, australia, also, . The threespot dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus also known as the domino damsel or simply domino is a species of damselfish from the family Pomacentridae It is native to the Indo Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Pitcairn Islands southern Japan and Australia and can also be found in some parts of the Philippines 2 Its grey to black body has two lateral white spots and one between the eyes like domino hence the name the threespot dascyllus grows up to 13 cm 5 1 in in length Coloration is somewhat variable the spot on the forehead may be absent and the lateral spots very much reduced It feeds on algae copepods and other planktonic crustaceans 3 Threespot dascyllusConservation statusNot evaluated IUCN 3 1 Global Vulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Persian Gulf Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiFamily PomacentridaeGenus DascyllusSpecies D trimaculatusBinomial nameDascyllus trimaculatus Ruppell 1829 SynonymsPomacentrus trimaculatus Ruppell 1829 Pomacentrus nuchalis Anonymous Bennett 1830 Dascyllus unicolor Bennett 1831 Dascyllus niger Bleeker 1847 Sparus nigricans Gronow 1854 Dascyllus axillaris J L B Smith 1935 Contents 1 Habitat 2 Etymology 3 Gallery 4 In aquarium 5 References 6 External linksHabitat editGenerally adults are found in small groups around coral heads or large rocks Juveniles may be found associated with large sea anemones or sheltering between the spines of diadema sea urchins or branching corals 4 This species may be found to depths of 55 m Etymology editTrimaculatus meaning three spotted refers to the fish s three white spots This accounts also for the common name domino 5 Gallery edit nbsp Threespot dascyllus and anthias grouping over coral near Taba Egypt nbsp A pair of juvenile three spot dascylluses with their anemone in the Maldives A pair of black foot anemonefish can be seen to the top nbsp Juvenile threespot dascyllus left and a pair of Maldives anemonefish associated with the sea anemone Heteractis magnifica nbsp Shoals of threespot dascyllus fish at Wakatobi National ParkIn aquarium editDuring the juvenile period they live with the sea anemone They grow fast and can grow up to 14 cm 5 5 in in length in a large fish tank 6 References edit Dascyllus trimaculatus https www iucnredlist org species 188339 57215444 assessment information IUCN Red List of Threatened Species a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a External link in code class cs1 code title code help no identifier Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2007 Dascyllus trimaculatus in FishBase 5 2007 version Allen G R 1991 Damselfishes of the world Mergus Publishers Melle Germany 271 p Lieske E and Myers R F 2004 Coral reef guide Red Sea London HarperCollins ISBN 0 00 715986 2 Siliotti A 2002 fishes of the red sea Verona Geodia ISBN 88 87177 42 2 Youtube lt lt Advance Marine Aquarium gt gt Creatures section Damselfish Author Sublanding Fish 2020 06 19 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dascyllus trimaculatus nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Dascyllus trimaculatus External links editPhotos of Threespot dascyllus on Sealife Collection nbsp Fish portal nbsp marine biology portal nbsp marine life portal nbsp This Pomacentridae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Threespot dascyllus amp oldid 1216606010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
