WoRMS taxon details
Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846)
212844 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212844)
accepted
Species
Dascyllus marginatus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted
Dascyllus reticulata (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Dascyllus reticulates (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Dascyllus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
Heliastes reticulatus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus unifasciatus Kner, 1868 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1846). Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. <em>Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]:.</em> 187-320. [details]
Description Occurs in outer lagoon and seaward reefs. Inhabits branching coral heads, particularly @Pocillopora eydouxi@. Forms...
Description Occurs in outer lagoon and seaward reefs. Inhabits branching coral heads, particularly @Pocillopora eydouxi@. Forms schools. Male prepares a nest by cleaning with its mouth a rock or coral surface where the female will attach the eggs (Ref. 5503). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212844 on 2025-12-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1846). Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. <em>Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]:.</em> 187-320. [details]
original description (of Dascyllus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 2 (no. 2): 225-261. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Dascyllus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1851) Bleeker, P. (1851). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 2 (no. 2): 225-261. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in outer lagoon and seaward reefs. Inhabits branching coral heads, particularly @Pocillopora eydouxi@. Forms schools. Male prepares a nest by cleaning with its mouth a rock or coral surface where the female will attach the eggs (Ref. 5503). [details]
To Barcode of Life (46 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dascyllus marginatus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dascyllus reticulata (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus unifasciatus Kner, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Dascyllus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Heliastes reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Fork-Tailed Threadfin Bream)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Reticulated Dascyllus)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Reticulated Dascyllus)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Reticulated Dascyllus)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Reticulated Dascyllus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dascyllus reticulatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus unifasciatus Kner, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dascyllus reticulata (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Dascyllus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Dascyllus reticulates (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Heliastes reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 144 proteins) (from synonym Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 144 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dascyllus reticulatus FIN032426 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dascyllus reticulatus FIN032427 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dascyllus marginatus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dascyllus reticulata (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus unifasciatus Kner, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Dascyllus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Heliastes reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Fork-Tailed Threadfin Bream)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Reticulated Dascyllus)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Reticulated Dascyllus)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Reticulated Dascyllus)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Reticulated Dascyllus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dascyllus reticulatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus unifasciatus Kner, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Dascyllus reticulata (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Dascyllus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Dascyllus reticulates (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Heliastes reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 144 proteins) (from synonym Heliases reticulatus Richardson, 1846)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 144 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dascyllus reticulatus FIN032426 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dascyllus reticulatus FIN032427 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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