Dischistodus prosopotaenia

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.[1]

Dischistodus prosopotaenia
yellow-breasted variant
white-breasted variant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Dischistodus
Species:
D. prosopotaenia
Binomial name
Dischistodus prosopotaenia
(Bleeker, 1852)

References

  1. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Dischistodus prosopotaenia. FishBase. 2013.


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