Blackvent Damsel (species: Dischistodus melanotus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dischistodus melanotus
Blackvent Damsel


©Andy Lewis: Blackvent Damsel at Lizard Island

©Mark Shepherd: Blackvent Damsel at Lizard Island

©Andy Lewis: juvenile Blackvent Damsel at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Dischistodus
Species Dischistodus melanotus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 15 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Bay, L.K. (1999). Interactions among the territorial behaviour, spatial distribution and habitat use of four congeneric damselfishes (Dischistodus: Pomacentridae), Honours thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 603.
  • Bay, L.K., G.P. Jones and M.I. McCormick (2001). Habitat selection and aggression as determinants of spatial segregation among damselfish on a coral reef, Coral Reefs, 20: 289-298. LIRS catalog number 721.
  • Bostrom-Einarsson, L., M.C. Bonin, S. Moon and (2018). Environmental impact monitoring of household vinegar-injections to cull crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster spp. Ocean and Coastal Management, 155: 83-89. LIRS catalog number 2202.
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