threespot dascyllus
About "threespot dascyllus" 📍Kingdom:- Animalia 📍Phylum:- Chordata 📍Class:- Actinopterygii 📍Family:- Pomacentridae 📍Genus:- Dascyllus 📍Species:- D. trimaculatus 📍Binomial name:- Dascyllus trimaculatus 👉The threespot dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus), also known as the domino damsel or simply domino, is a species of damselfish from the family Pomacentridae. 👉It is native to the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa, to the Pitcairn Islands, southern Japan, and Australia. 👉Its grey to black body has two lateral white spots and one between the eyes like domino hence the name; the threespot dascyllus grows up to 13 cm in length. 👉Coloration is somewhat variable; the spot on the forehead may be absent and the lateral spots very much reduced. 👉It feeds on algae, copepods and other planktonic crustaceans. 👉Generally, adults are found in small groups around coral heads or large rocks. 👉Juveniles may be found associated with large sea anemones or sheltering be...