Honeyhead Damsel
Scientific Name: Dischistodus prosopotaenia
Species: Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)
Other names: Honeyhead Damselfish, Honey-Breasted Damsel, Honey-Breasted Damsel.
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Honeyhead DamselUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Honeyhead DamselUploaded by: @greatwhite in September 2011
Photographed at: Keleti Beach - Tonga
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Description
Also known as Honeyhead Damselfish, Honey-Breasted Damsel and Honey-Breasted Damsel.
Found singly or in loose groups on silty bottoms of lagoons and inshore reefs.
They feed on algae.
Length - 18cm
Depth - 1-12m
Widespread East Indo-Asian Pacific
Damselfish are egg layers.
First they clear a site ready for a nest, then engage in a mating dance with rapid swimming and fin movements, during this time the males will often turn a shade or two darker and may display white blotches. Spawning occurs at dawn.
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The Honeyhead Damsel is found in or near the East Indo-Asian Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 14 times by users @fishx6 @greatwhite
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