Dischistodus prosopotaenia
| Dischistodus prosopotaenia | |
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| yellow-breasted variant | |
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| white-breasted variant | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Dischistodus |
| Species: | D. prosopotaenia
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| Binomial name | |
| Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852)
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Dischistodus prosopotaenia. FishBase. 2013.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Dischistodus prosopotaenia.
- Photos of Dischistodus prosopotaenia on Sealife Collection
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