Cocoa damselfish (Stegastes variabilis)

Damselfish refers to members of the family Pomacentridae, except those of the two genera Amphiprion and Premnas. Other species within the family have common names that include the word 'damselfish', but in almost all cases this is qualified with an adjective or other descriptor. Cocoa damselfish (Stegastes variabilis) from the USGS. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cocoa damselfish (Stegastes variabilis) from the USGS. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Species See text. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... Genera See text. ... Species Twenty-seven, including: Amphiprion allardi - Allards Clownfish Amphiprion melanopus - Cinnamon Clownfish Amphiprion clarkii - Clarks Anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris - Ocellaris Clownfish Amphiprion percula - Percula Clownfish Amphiprion perideraion - Pink Skunk Clownfish Amphiprion polymnus - Saddleback Clownfish Amphiprion sebae - Sebae Clownfish Amphiprion tricinctus - Three-Band Anemonefish Amphiprion ephippium - Tomato Clownfish Amphiprion frenatus... Species See text. ...

The average size of such damselfish is around 3 inches (8 centimeters). They are all marine, however, a couple of species are regularly found in the lower stretches of rivers in pure freshwater, and usually have bright colours. Some species of damselfish are able to adapt well in an average aquarium, but others such as the white-spotted damselfish cannot. The diet of a damselfish can include small crustaceans, plankton, and algae. “Aquaria” redirects here. ... For the Dutch band, see Crustacean (band). ... For the SpongeBob SquarePants character, see Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants). ... Algae have conventionally been regarded as simple plants within the study of botany. ...

Many species of damselfish are kept as aquaria, and live in tropical coral reefs; however, many also live in temperate climates. One example would be damsels inhabiting the coast of southern California and northern pacific Mexican coast. A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps marine plants and animals in a contained environment. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef, in this case the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. ... For the usage in virology, see temperate (virology). ...

A common function for Damselfish is as a biological stabilizer in new aquariums. The fish would live in the aquarium during its initial existence, and be used to allow the aquarium to biologically stabilize with beneficial bacteria. This practice is viewed negatively by many aquarists because of the foul conditions the fish are subjected to and the fact that more humane methods to stabilize an aquarium exist. “Aquaria” redirects here. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ...

Trivia

Deb, a Black and White Humbug in the film Finding Nemo, is a four-stripe damselfish (Dascyllus melanurus).^[1] This article is about motion pictures. ... Finding Nemo is an Academy Award-winning computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ...

References

1. ^ "What Kind of Creature Is It? Finding Nemo - Cast of Characters", Cynthia Kirkeby, Class Brain, May 22, 2004