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damselfish, common name for members of the large family Pomacentridae, marine fishes of tropical waters. Common in the West Indies and along the Florida coasts are the sergeant-major, named for its vertical stripes, and the reef fish, found among coral reefs. The clownfish and blue devil are popular aquarium species. Males of this family guard the eggs zealously. Damselfishes rarely grow to more than 6 in. (15 cm) in length. Certain damselfishes are found associated with sea anemones, which are injurious to the fishes' predators, and which afford protection to the damselfish. Damselfish are classified in the phylum Chordata Chordata , phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Pomacentridae.

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No references found	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	Damper damper loss damper pedal damper winding Dampier Land Dampier, William damping damping capacity damping coefficient damping constant damping factor damping magnet damping material Damping of Oscillations damping ratio damping resistor Damping-Off dampproof course dampproofing Damrong Radhanuphab Damrosch, Frank Heino Damrosch, Leopold Damrosch, Walter Damrosch, Walter Johannes DAMS damselfish damselfly damson Damu Damville, Henri, comte de dan Dan Anderson dan buoy Dan Ivanovich Pozniak Dan Pozniak Dan to Beersheba Dan, Fedor Ilich Dana Dana, Charles A Dana, Charles Anderson Dana, Francis Dana, James Dana, James D Dana, James D. Dana, James Dwight Dana, John Cotton Dana, Richard Henry Danaans Danae Danaë Danaë Zeus	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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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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