Dascyllus marginatus (marginate dascyllus or Red Sea dascyllus) is a damselfish endemic to the Western Indian Ocean.[1] It is a site attached fish that lives in corals, usually Stylophora pistillata and species of Acropora. In these corals it hides at a moment of danger[2] and sleeps at night.[3] Dascyllus marginatus lives in groups of 2-25 individuals.[4] It feeds on zooplankton that drifts with the current,[5] and grows to a size of 6 cm in length.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dascyllus |
| Species: | D. marginatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829)
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Human Uses edit
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Dascyllus marginatus". FishBase. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Fishelson, L.; Popper, D.; Avidor, A. (1974). "Biosociology and ecology of pomacentrid fishes around the Sinai Peninsula (northern Red Sea)". Journal of Fish Biology. 6 (2): 119–133. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1974.tb04532.x. ISSN 0022-1112.
- ^ Goldshmid, Rotem; Holzman, Roi; Weihs, Daniel; Genin, Amatzia (2004). "Aeration of corals by sleep‐swimming fish". Limnology and Oceanography. 49 (5): 1832–1839. doi:10.4319/lo.2004.49.5.1832. ISSN 0024-3590.
- ^ Fricke, Hans W. (1980-05-01). "Control of different mating systems in a coral reef fish by one environmental factor". Animal Behaviour. 28 (2): 561–569. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(80)80065-0. ISSN 0003-3472.
- ^ Kent, Rafi; Holzman, Roi; Genin, Amatzia (2006-10-05). "Preliminary evidence on group-size dependent feeding success in the damselfish Dascyllus marginatus". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 323: 299–303. doi:10.3354/meps323299. ISSN 0171-8630.
External links edit
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- Photos of Dascyllus marginatus on Sealife Collection
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Dascyllus marginatus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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