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Reticulate Dascyllus

Dascyllus reticulatus

Reticulate Dascyllus — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Rickard Zerpe · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
9 cm
Depth
1-50 m
Family
Pomacentridae

Dascyllus reticulatus, known commonly as the reticulate dascyllus or two-stripe damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Reticulate Dascyllus
This oneReticulate Dascyllus
Whitetail Dascyllus
Look-alikeWhitetail Dascyllus

Both are small, barred damselfish sheltering in branching coral. Whitetail Dascyllus is white with three bold black bars and a clean white tail. Reticulate Dascyllus is greyish with every scale edged in black, giving a net-like look, a dark bar behind the head and a fainter one further back, and a greenish snout.

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