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Blacktail Humbug

Dascyllus melanurus

Blacktail Humbug — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
8 cm
Depth
1-68 m
Family
Pomacentridae

Dascyllus melanurus, known commonly as the four stripe damselfish, blacktail dascyllus, humbug damselfish, blacktail damselfish, and blacktail humbug, is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean. It is sometimes kept as an aquarium pet.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Blacktail Humbug
This oneBlacktail Humbug
Whitetail Dascyllus
Look-alikeWhitetail Dascyllus

Both are white with bold black bars and shelter in the same coral heads. Whitetail Dascyllus has three black bars and a clean white tail. Blacktail Humbug has the same three bars plus a fourth black band across the tail.

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