Scientific Name	Dascyllus melanurus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1854	Depth	1 - 68M
Chinese	黑尾圓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黑尾宅泥魚
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔、四間雀
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Banda Neira, Banda I.; Sumbawa I.; Priaman, Ulakan, w. Sumatra, Indonesia
Synonyms	Pomacentrus onyx
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Bleeker, P. 1854 Ida, H. etc. 1977 Yasuda, F. etc. 1977 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055854. ASIZP0057342. ASIZP0059264. ASIZP0071560. NMMBP02577. NMMSTP00081.
Common Name	Blacktail humbug; Black-tail dascyllus; Black tail humbug; Black-tailed dascyllus; Black-tailed footballer; Fourstripe damselfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII, 12-13; Anal rays II, 12-13; pectoral rays 18-19; lateral-line scales 15-17; body depth 1.5-1.7 in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays spinous. Margin of infraorbital series serrated. Color in life white with 3 black bars; a black area over the outer two-thirds of the tail.
habitats	Schooling species, inhabits sheltered lagoons, harbors and inlets. Also in somewhat open substrates with outcrops of Acropora corals. Often associated with small coral heads. Feeds on a variety of plankton, including larval shrimps and crabs, algae, ostra
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific, including Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, New Britain, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Palau, Yap, Ponape and north to southern Japan. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters; Lyudao and Lanyu,
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