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title: "Reticulated Damselfish"
description: "Dascyllus reticulatus — Pesci. Dascyllus reticulatus, known commonly as the reticulate dascyllus or two-stripe damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/reticulated-damselfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Reticulated Damselfish

> Dascyllus reticulatus — Pesci. Dascyllus reticulatus, known commonly as the reticulate dascyllus or two-stripe damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.

- Scientific name: *Dascyllus reticulatus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici)
- iNaturalist observations: 2770
- Wikidata: [Q1761583](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761583)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179872](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179872)

## Names

- en: Reticulated Damselfish
- de: Netz-Preußenfisch
- es: Damisela Reticulada
- fr: Demoiselle réticulée

## Countries with the most observations

ID (569), AU (414), PH (295), FJ (273), MY (99), TW (61), NC (48), HK (45), TH (37), SB (36), MP (30), PG (30)

## Summary

Dascyllus reticulatus, known commonly as the reticulate dascyllus or two-stripe damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.
Reticulate dascyllus is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region.
In captivity, it is known among aquarium owners for its hardiness, and is thus often recommended to novice saltwater aquarium owners.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dascyllus_reticulatus

## Photo

![Reticulated Damselfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/reticulated-damselfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124448459

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/reticulated-damselfish?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).