Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Juvenile
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Juvenile
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Ovalentaria (Order)
└Pomacentridae (Family)
└Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
└Microspathodon (Genus)
└M. dorsalis (Species)
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