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Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Scientific name: Dascyllus albisella

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Ovalentaria → Family Pomacentridae → Genus Dascyllus

Common name: Hawaiian Dascyllus
Locations: Hawaii
Group: Marine LifeFishDamselfishes

These turn darker at night. Juveniles are dark with bluish spots on their noses.

If you listen carefully, you can often hear them purring at each other.

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Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
Dascyllus albisella (Hawaiian Dascyllus)
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