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Threespot Dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus) - Wiki
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Threespot Dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus) - Wiki


Threespot dascyllus
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[Photo] Dascyllus trimaculatus domino damsel Taba Egypt. Date April 2007. Author Photo2222 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Photo2222

Also known as the Domino or Domino Damsel.

Range
Red Sea, East Africa and the Pitcairn islands, southern Japan and Australia.

Description
Grey to black body with two lateral white spots and one between the eyes, the Threespot dascyllus grows up to 14cm in length. Coloration is somewhat variable; the spot on the forehead may be absent and the lateral spots very much reduced.

Diet
Algae, copepods and other planktonic crustaceans.

Habitat
Generally found in small groups around coral heads or large rocks. Juveniles may be found associated with large anemones or sheltering between the spines of diadema sea urchins or branching corals. May be found up to depths of 55m.

Etymology of name
Trimaculatus, meaning "three spotted" refers to the fishes three white spots. This accounts also for the common name of the "domino".

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