Socotra Archipelago country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Socotra Archipelago (Ref. 37631).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zajonz, U., M. Khalaf and F. Krupp, 2000
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Common names from other countries

Twobar humbug, Indian dascyllus, Bouteur bleuté, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Dascyllus: Greek, daskillys, -on = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); μη μεταναστευτικό(ά); εύρος βάθους 5 - 40 m (Ref. 7247). Tropical

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Point map | Εισαγωγές | Faunafri

Indian Ocean: East Africa (south to Delagoa Bay), Mauritius, Réunion, St. Brandon's Shoals, Comoro Islands, Seychelles, Aldabra Islands, Chagos Archipelago, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Andaman Sea. Also occurs at the Seribu Islands, Java Sea.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 4931)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 12; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 14 - 16; Εδρικές άκανθες: 2; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 13 - 14.

Associated with branching corals on inshore and offshore reefs. They occur in small schools and feed on plankton (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Allen, Gerald R. | Συνεργάτες

Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 September 2021

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)