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Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Threespot dascyllus
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Common names: Three-spot dascyllus, Threespot humbug
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Ref. 75154) and off Lord Howe I. (Ref. 1602, 75154). Known from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia (Ref. 90102). Recorded from Shark Bay (Ref. 115274). Also Ref. 7247.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Threespot humbug, White-spot puller, Damselfish, ... 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: Rüppell.

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 7247).   Tropical; 32°N - 36°S, 24°E - 128°W

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