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Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885 is a animal in the Pomacentridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885

Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885

Dascyllus carneus (cloudy/Indian dascyllus) is a small marine Pomacentridae fish found in tropical Indian Ocean waters.

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Dascyllus
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Perciformes
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About Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885 is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae. Its common vernacular names include the cloudy dascyllus and the Indian dascyllus.

Distribution

This species is widely distributed across tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, ranging from the eastern coast of Africa to the Java Sea.

Size

It can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres, which is equivalent to 2.8 inches.

Photo: (c) Nikolai Vladimirov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nikolai Vladimirov · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Pomacentridae Dascyllus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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