Dischistodus prosopotaenia
| Dischistodus prosopotaenia | |
|---|---|
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| yellow-breasted variant | |
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| white-breasted variant | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dischistodus |
| Species: | D. prosopotaenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) | |
Dischistodus prosopotaenia, also known as honey-head damsel and honey-breast damsel, is a species of damselfish. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. It reaches up to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length. The fish usually has a white breast, but there is a yellow-breasted variant that also has a black blotch on each side. The fish lives in lagoons and reefs.[2]
References
- ^ Allen, G.R.; Arceo, H.; Mutia, M.T.M.; Muyot, F.B.; Nañola, C.L.; Santos, M. (2022). "Dischistodus prosopotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T188367A1864890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188367A1864890.en. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Dischistodus prosopotaenia. FishBase. 2013.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Dischistodus prosopotaenia.
- Photos of Dischistodus prosopotaenia on Sealife Collection