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Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Scientific name: Microspathodon chrysurus

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

Common name: Yellowtail Damselfish
Locations: Caribbean
Group: Marine LifeFishDamselfishes

Juveniles have blue spots all over. As they get older, the tail turns yellow and the spots fade.

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Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Alternate coloration without yellow tail
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
Microspathodon chrysurus (Yellowtail Damselfish)
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