Honey-head damsel (Dischistodus prosopotaenia)

Scientific name: Dischistodus prosopotaenia Bleeker, 1852

Honey-head damsel (Dischistodus prosopotaenia)

The Honey-head damsel (Dischistodus prosopotaenia) is a brackish-water fish of the family Pomacentridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Nicobar Islands to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northwest Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. The true D. prosopotaenia is white-breasted and lacks the large black blotch on upper sides; the yellow-breasted variation with black blotch.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dischistodus prosopotaenia
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Depth range
1–12 m (3–39 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Nicobar Islands to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northwest Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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