Dascyllus marginatus
Species of fish
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Dascyllus marginatus, the marginate dascyllus or Red Sea dascyllus, is a damselfish endemic to the Western Indian Ocean.[2] 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[3] and sleeps at night.[4] It feeds on zooplankton that drifts with the current,[5] and grows to a size of 6 cm in length.[2] Dascyllus marginatus lives in groups of 2-25 individuals,[6] and while foraging for food around their home coral, group members keep separated and stable foraging spaces.[7]
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| Dascyllus marginatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dascyllus |
| Species: | D. marginatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829) | |
Human Uses
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[2]
