Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål, 1775) is a animal in the Pomacentridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål, 1775)

Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål, 1775)

Dascyllus abudafur, the Indian Ocean humbug, is a Pomacentridae ray-finned fish found across the western to central Indo-Pacific.

Family
Genus
Dascyllus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Dascyllus abudafur (Forsskål, 1775)

Dascyllus abudafur, commonly called the Indian Ocean humbug, is a species of ray-finned fish that belongs to the Pomacentridae family, which includes clownfishes and damselfishes. This fish is distributed from the Red Sea, along the eastern African coast down to South Africa, through the Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, and Mascarene Islands, extending east to the Sunda Islands.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Pomacentridae Dascyllus

More from Pomacentridae

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