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Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854

Blacktail humbug
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Philippines country information

Common names: Kikiringan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852) and Davao Gulf (Ref. 106380). Museum: Near El Nido, coral reef, spoon net, FRLM 12079. Also Ref. 7247, 9137, 48613.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Fourstripe damselfish, Black-tailed footballer, Black-tail dascyllus, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Dascyllus: Greek, daskillys, -on = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 68 m (Ref. 37816).   Tropical; 35°N - 25°S, 104°E - 173°W

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