Dascyllus strasburgi
| Dascyllus strasburgi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dascyllus |
| Species: | D. strasburgi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960 | |
Dascyllus strasburgi, Strasburg's dascyllus, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands where they are found among coral and rocky reefs. and feed on zooplankton.[2] The specific name honours Donald W. Strasburg of the University of Hawaii, a fish ecologist and collector of the type specimen.[3]
References
- ^ Allen, G.R. (2022). "Dascyllus strasburgi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T188437A1875060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188437A1875060.en. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dascyllus strasburgi". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2018.