Dascyllus

Dascyllus
Dascyllus aruanus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Dascyllus
G. Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Chaetodon aruanus
Synonyms
  • Pirene Gistel, 1848
  • Tetradrachmum Cantor, 1850
  • Pellochromis Fowler and Bean, 1928
  • Semadascyllus Fowler, 1941

Dascyllus is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. They are usually commensals with corals.

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