Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Giant Damselfish
Microspathodon dorsalis
Giant Damselfish
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Microspathodon dorsalis
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 6-75 ft. (2-23 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family) Damselfishes
      └Microspathodontinae (Subfamily)
       └Microspathodon (Genus)
        └M. dorsalis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 281572🔗
iNaturalist ID: 105832🔗

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