Golden Domino Damsel
Dascyllus auripinnis
- Usual depth5–23 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Dascyllus auripinnis is a damselfish from the Eastern Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 11.5 cm in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dascyllus auripinnis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 67 records
- February: 176 records
- March: 154 records
- April: 401 records
- May: 164 records
- June: 34 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 64 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–23 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Golden Domino Damsel, Gold-finned Domino, Yellowfin Damselfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Damisela dorada
Similar species
Banded dascyllusDascyllus aruanus
Reticulate dascyllusDascyllus reticulatus
DominoDascyllus trimaculatus
Hawaiian dascyllusDascyllus albisella
black damselfishDascyllus flavicaudus
Cloudy dascyllusDascyllus carneus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,056 open-data records from 1969 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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