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Shoal of Two Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus reticulatus)

Two Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus reticulatus)

Two Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus reticulatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as 2-Stripe Damsel, Reticulated Dascyllus, Headband humbug, Marginate damselfish, Reticulated puller, and Reticulated Damselfish, is found throughout Indo Pacific waters; from the Cocos Keeling Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean to Samoa and the Line Islands, north to Southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals […]

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Four Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus melanurus)

Four Striped Damselfish (Dascyllus melanurus)

Four Striped Damselfish (Dascyllus melanurus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Blacktail Dascyllus, Blacktail Damselfish, Humbug Damselfish, or Blacktail Humbug is found in West Pacific waters from the Indo Australian Archipelago and western Caroline Islands including Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and the northern Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Four Striped Damselfish are usually […]

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Three Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus)

Three Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus)

Three Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Striped Damsel, Striped Damselfish, Black and white Damselfish, Threestripe Damselfish, White tailed Damselfish, White tailed Damsel, Banded Humbug, Common Humbug, Zebra Humbug, Humbug Damselfish, Humbug Dascyllus, White-tiled Footballer, and Whitetail Dascyllus is found in Indo West Pacific waters from East Africa and the […]

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Domino Damsel on Anemone (Dascyllus trimaculatus)

Domino Damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus)

Domino Damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as 3-Spot Domino Damselfish, Three Spot Damselfish, or Threespot Dascyllus are native to the Indo Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa, to the Pitcairn Islands, southern Japan, areas of the Phillippines, and Australia. Adults Domino Damselfish are usually found in small groups around […]

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Princess Damselfish (Pomacentrus vaiuli)

Princess Damselfish (Pomacentrus vaiuli)

Princess Damselfish (Pomacentrus vaiuli) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Ocellate Damselfish are found in the Pacific Ocean from the Moluccas to Samoa, north to the Izu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean and New Caledonia to Fiji. Princess Damselfish are occasionally exported for the aquarium trade, mostly from Fiji, […]

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Juv Cocoa Damselfish (Stegastes variabilis)

Cocoa Damselfish (Stegastes variabilis)

Cocoa Damselfish (Stegastes variabilis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Cacao Fish are a solitary, non migratory species found in the Western Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Red Sea, Caribbean Sea, and along the Florida coast. Cocoa Damselfish from Brazil and the Caribbean are genetically distinct from those collected in other locales, but […]

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Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish (Chrysiptera taupou)

Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish (Chrysiptera taupou)

Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish (Chrysiptera taupou) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Southseas Devil, South Seas Devil Damselfish, South Seas Devil, Tonga Blue Devil Damsel, Fiji Blue Devil, Fiji Devil, South Sea Demoiselle, or Village Belle, is found in the Western Pacific, from the Coral Sea to the Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, […]

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Sapphire Damselfish (Pomacentrus pavo)

Sapphire Damselfish (Pomacentrus pavo)

The Sapphire Damselfish (Pomacentrus pavo) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Jade Damselfish, Peacock Damselfish, Pavo Damsel, or Blue Damselfish is found across the Indian ocean and is common along the coast of East African to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Taiwan, south to Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, and the Coral Sea. […]

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Blue Sapphire Damselfish (Chrysiptera springeri)

Blue Sapphire Damselfish (Chrysiptera cf. springeri)

The Blue Sapphire Damselfish (Chrysiptera springeri) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Springeri Damsel, Springer’s Damselfish, Springers Demoiselle, or Royal Blue Damselfish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in the tropical waters of Indonesia (Moluccas, Flores, Halmahera), the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands. Blue Sapphire Damselfish are frequently found […]

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Jewel Damselfish (Microspathodon Chrysurus)

Jewel Damselfish (Microspathodon Chrysurus)

Jewel Damselfish (Microspathodon Chrysurus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Marine Jewelfish, Jewelfish, Caribbean Jewel Damsel, Bluespot Damsel, or Yellowtail Damselfish are found in tropical Western Atlantic waters and ranges from Florida, throughout the Caribbean to the Bahamas, south to the coast of Panama. A similar species, Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus, found in the Indo […]

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Pair Blue Velvet Damselfish (Paraglyphidodon oxyodon)

Blue Velvet Damselfish (Paraglyphidodon oxyodon)

  The Blue Velvet Damselfish (Paraglyphidodon oxyodon) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Japanese Damselfish, Javanese Devil Damsel, Blue Streak Devil, Blue Streak Damselfish, Java Damselfish, and Bluebanded Damselfish are found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to the Philippines, Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, and Fiji. Blue Velvet Damselfish are mostly […]

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Female Blue Damselfish (Chrysiptera cyanea)

Blue Damselfish (Chrysiptera cyanea)

The Blue Damselfish (Chrysiptera cyanea) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue Devil Damselfish, Orangetail Damselfish, Orangetail Blue Damselfish, Red tail Australian Damsel, Blue Demoiselle, Sky Blue Damsel, Sapphire Devil, Devilfish, Hedleys Damselfish, Cornflower Serteant Major, and Blue Devil. Blue Damselfish are common throughout Indo West Pacific waters along the eastern edge of […]

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Ambon Damsel (Pomacentrus amboinensis)

Ambon Damsel (Pomacentrus amboinensis)

Ambon Damsel (Pomacentrus amboinensis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Amboina Damselfish, Amboina Demoiselle, and Pallid Damselfish are found throughout tropical marine waters of the Indo Pacific from northwestern Australia, down to the North Central coast of New South Wales. Pomacentrus amboinensis have been recently recorded in Tonga in addition to their range from […]

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