Higher classification Dischistodus Order Perciformes | Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Dischistodus prosopotaenia Similar Dischistodus, Pomacentridae, Pomacentrus chrysurus, Neoglyphidodon nigroris, Amblyglyphidodon curacao |
Dischistodus prosopotaenia is a species of damselfish known by the common names honey-head damsel and honey-breast damsel. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. It reaches up to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length. The fish usually has a white breast, but there is a yellow-breasted variant that also has a black blotch on each side. The fish lives in lagoons and reefs.
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