Dascyllus abudafur
Species of ray-finned fish
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Dascyllus abudafur, the Indian Ocean humbug, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes.
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| Dascyllus abudafur | |
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| In the Red Sea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dascyllus |
| Species: | D. abudafur |
| Binomial name | |
| Dascyllus abudafur | |
Distribution
It is found in the Red Sea, along the coasts of eastern Africa to South Africa, the Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarene Islands east to the Sunda Islands.[2]
Taxonomy
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It has previously been classified as synonymous with the Pacific humbug (Dascyllus aruanus) but mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analysis shows that the two species were are genetically and morphologically different, with different geographic ranges.[2]
Due to its close relation with D. aruanus, it is part of the D. aruanus species complex (D. aruanus, D. abudafur, D. melanurus).[2][3]
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Arabic word for this species Abu-dafur Jabûd.[4]
Gallery
In the Red Sea
In the Maldives
With blue-green chromis, in the Maldives
