Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Yellowtail Dascyllus
Dascyllus flavicaudus
Yellowtail Dascyllus
Also known as: Yellow-Tailed Dascyllus
Category: Humbugs
Scientific Name: Dascyllus flavicaudus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family) Damselfishes
      └Chrominae (Subfamily) Chromis and Humbugs
       └Dascyllus (Genus) Humbugs
        └D. flavicaudus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278450🔗
iNaturalist ID: 619653🔗

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