Reticulate dascyllus
Dascyllus reticulatus
- Usual depth5–23 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonCommon
Photo credit: (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Dascyllus reticulatus, known commonly as the reticulate dascyllus or two-stripe damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 245 records
- February: 334 records
- March: 576 records
- April: 1,257 records
- May: 905 records
- June: 862 records
- July: 508 records
- August: 346 records
- September: 513 records
- October: 585 records
- November: 317 records
- December: 199 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–23 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Reticulate dascyllus, gray humbug, Headband Humbug, reticulate dascyllus, Reticulated Damselfish, twostriped damselfish
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Demoiselle Réticulée
- Japanese
- Futasujiryukyusuzumedai, フタスジリュウキュウスズメダイ
Other scientific names: Dascyllus reticulata, Dascyllus reticulates, Dascyllus xanthosoma, Heliases reticulatus, Heliastes reticulatus, Pomacentrus unifasciatus
Similar species
Banded dascyllusDascyllus aruanus
DominoDascyllus trimaculatus
black damselfishDascyllus flavicaudus
Blackbordered dascyllusDascyllus marginatus
Blacktail DamselfishDascyllus melanurus
Cow pilotAbudefduf saxatilis
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).
- 6,383 open-data records from 1846 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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