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Honeyhead Damsel

Dischistodus prosopotaenia

Also known as: Honeybreast Damsel, Honey-breasted Damsel, Honeyhead Damselfish, Honeypot Damsel, Masked Demoiselle, White-breasted Damsel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 24

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Overview

Found singly, or in loose schools, over silty, sandy bottoms, of lagoons and coastal reefs.

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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How to identify

Fins & Tail
fin spot

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 3
  • Country only · 21
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Found singly, or in loose schools, over silty, sandy bottoms, of lagoons and coastal reefs.

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Adult photos 24

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusDischistodus
    7. speciesDischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)