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title: "Humbug Dascyllus"
description: "Dascyllus aruanus — Peixes. Dascyllus aruanus, known commonly as the whitetail dascyllus or humbug damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/humbug-dascyllus
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Humbug Dascyllus

> Dascyllus aruanus — Peixes. Dascyllus aruanus, known commonly as the whitetail dascyllus or humbug damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.

- Scientific name: *Dascyllus aruanus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2559
- iNaturalist taxon: [952775](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/952775)

## Names

- en: Humbug Dascyllus
- de: Dreibinden-Preußenfisch
- es: Damisela de tres Bandas
- fr: Demoiselle à queue blanche

## Countries with the most observations

AU (387), ID (318), FJ (279), PH (253), NC (252), CK (142), JP (74), GU (67), MP (38), TO (37), VU (37), PW (33)

## Summary

Dascyllus aruanus, known commonly as the whitetail dascyllus or humbug damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.

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

## Photo

![Humbug Dascyllus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/humbug-dascyllus/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298108415

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/humbug-dascyllus?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).