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Three-stripe damsel

Dascyllus aruanus

Description:

Length up to 10 cm, they are white with three black vertical bars.

Habitat:

Western Pacific Ocean including Red Sea, and Indian Ocean. Associated with coral reefs, most usually in groups above Acropora coral heads. Males may be aggressive against other fish while they tend eggs.

Notes:

In the last pic they can be seen sharing the hard coral with many other different smallhttp://www.amazon.com/Reef-Fish-Identification-Tropical-Pacific/dp/1878348361 fishes.

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2 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Thanks, Gerardo!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Very cool Marta great spotting :)

The MnMs
Spotted by
The MnMs

Dumaguete, Siquijor, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Nov 24, 2012

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