Scientific Name	Dascyllus aruanus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	三帶圓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	宅泥魚
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	三間雀、厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Habitat in Indiis [Aru Is.]
Synonyms	Abudefduf caroli, Chaetodon arcuanus, Chaetodon aruanus, Dascyllus arnanus, Dascyllus blochii, Pomacentrus devisi, Pomacentrus emamo, Pomacentrus trifasciatus, Tetradrachmum arcuatum, Tetradrachmum aruanum
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0069988. ASIZP0071561. ASIZP0072069. ASIZP0072071. ASIZP0072075. ASIZP0073118. ASIZP0073565. ASIZP0073584. ASIZP0073585. ASIZP0074343. ASIZP0803333. ASIZP0806114. ASIZP0806133. ASIZP0806134. ASIZP0913333. ASIZP0916114. ASIZP0916133. ASIZP0916134. NMMSTP00158. NTUM02801. NTUM02816. NTUM02817. NTUM02818.
Barcode	2012-10-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Whitetail dascyllus; White tailed damselfish; Three-stripe damsel; White-tailed damselfish; Zebra humbug; White-tailed footballer; Threestripe damselfish; White tailed damsel; Banded humbug; Black and white damselfish; Humbug dascyllus; Humbug damselfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII, 11-13; Anal rays II, 11-13; pectoral rays 17-19; lateral-line scales 15-19; body depth 1.5-1.7 in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays spinous. Margin of infraorbital series serrated. White with three longitudinal dark band on body and head connected on dorsal fin. Caudal fin pale.
habitats	Territorial, inhabits shallow lagoon and subtidal reef flats. Forms large aggregations above staghorn Acropora thickets or in smaller groups above isolated coral heads. Feeds on zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, and algae. Males invite females to spawn
Distribution	Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Sydney, Australia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Used in behavioral study. Popular aquarium fishes. Has been reared in captivity.