damselfish

dam·sel·fish (d

l-f

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n. pl. damselfish or dam·sel·fish·es

Any of various small tropical marine fishes of the family Pomacentridae, having laterally compressed, usually brightly colored bodies. Also called demoiselle.

damselfish [ˈdæmz^əlˌfɪʃ]

n pl -fish, -fishes

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body See also anemone fish

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Noun

damselfish - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs

demoiselle

percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes

family Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae - damselfishes

beaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus - a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies

anemone fish - live associated with sea anemones

Abudefduf saxatilis, sergeant major - large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

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Abudefduf Abudefduf saxatilis Amphiprion anemone fish beaugregory demoiselle family Pomacentridae Fish Garibaldi genus Abudefduf genus Amphiprion genus Pomacentrus order Perciformes order Percomorphi Perciformes percoid percoid fish percoidean Percomorphi	McCormick and colleagues took a close look at the impact of coral bleaching on damselfish, which are an important source of food for larger commercially fished species like coral trout. Adult fish bully juveniles and push them into predators' mouths by Asian News International The general lack of filamentous algae below 40-50 m depth in particular seems to be a limiting factor in the depth distribution of most damselfish species, although the structural matrix of the reef that provides shelter and nest sites, also decreases rapidly with increasing depth. Two new species of damselfishes (Pomacentridae: Chromis) from ... by Allen, Gerald R.; Erdmann, Mark V. / aqua: International Journal of Ichthyology Fishes in the wrasse, parrotfish and damselfish families, among others, play vital roles as custodians of coral reefs. Eat the invaders: what to do about lionfish, iguanas and other ... by Gibson, Terry / Florida Sportsman	damozel damp damp course damp off Damp sheet damp-proof damp-proof course dampcourse dampen dampener dampening damper damper block Dampier damping damping off damping off fungus dampish damply Dampne dampness Dampy Damrosch damsel damsel bug damselfish damselfly damson damson cheese damson plum damson plum tree Dan Dan River dan runner Dan. Dana Danae Danaë Danaea danaid danaid butterfly Danaidae Danaide Danaides Danaite Danakil Danalite Danau Danaus Danaüs Danaus plexippus	Dampy DAMQ DAMQAM DAMQAT DAMR DAMREP DAMRIP Damrong Radhanuphab Damrosch Damrosch, Frank Heino Damrosch, Leopold Damrosch, Walter Damrosch, Walter Johannes DAMRUS dams dams dams dams dams dams DAMS-2 damsel Damsel Bug Damsel Bug damsel bugs Damsel fish Damsel fish Damsel fly Damsel fly Damsel in distress damselfish damselfishes damselfishes Damselflies Damselflies damselfly damselfly damsels damsels in distress damsels in distress Damsire Damsire DAMSL damson damson damson cheese damson plum damson plum tree damson tree damson tree damson trees damson trees damsons damsons Damstadium Damstadium Damstadium DAMT DAMTA DAMTCA DAMTP

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Abudefduf
Abudefduf saxatilis
Amphiprion
anemone fish
beaugregory
demoiselle
family Pomacentridae
Fish
Garibaldi
genus Abudefduf
genus Amphiprion
genus Pomacentrus
order Perciformes
order Percomorphi
Perciformes
percoid
percoid fish
percoidean
Percomorphi

McCormick and colleagues took a close look at the impact of coral bleaching on damselfish, which are an important source of food for larger commercially fished species like coral trout.

Adult fish bully juveniles and push them into predators' mouths by Asian News International

The general lack of filamentous algae below 40-50 m depth in particular seems to be a limiting factor in the depth distribution of most damselfish species, although the structural matrix of the reef that provides shelter and nest sites, also decreases rapidly with increasing depth.

Two new species of damselfishes (Pomacentridae: Chromis) from ... by Allen, Gerald R.; Erdmann, Mark V. / aqua: International Journal of Ichthyology

Fishes in the wrasse, parrotfish and damselfish families, among others, play vital roles as custodians of coral reefs.

Eat the invaders: what to do about lionfish, iguanas and other ... by Gibson, Terry / Florida Sportsman

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