Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854

Blacktailed humbug

Species recognized by R Froese & D Pauly (eds),  in 
IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED external link Switch to common names

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Schooling species, inhabits sheltered lagoons, harbors and inlets. Also in somewhat open substrates with outcrops of Acropora corals (Ref. 48636). Often associated with small coral heads. Feeds on a variety of plankton, including larval shrimps and crabs, algae, ostracods, amphipods, pelagic tunicates, copepods, and fish eggs.

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