Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Yellowtail Damselfish
Microspathodon chrysurus
Yellowtail Damselfish
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Microspathodon chrysurus
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
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. chrysurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 281571🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49753🔗

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