Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian 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)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family)
      └Chrominae (Subfamily)
       └Dascyllus (Genus)
        └D. flavicaudus (Species)

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