Honeyhead Damsel (species: Dischistodus prosopotaenia) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dischistodus prosopotaenia
Honeyhead Damsel


©Andy Lewis: Honeyhead Damsel at Lizard Island

©Andy Lewis: Juvenile Honeyhead Damsel

©Anne Hoggett: Honeyhead Damsel in Lizard Island lagoon

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

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 18 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other 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.
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