Banded Damsel

Dischistodus darwiniensis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–1 m
Water temperature26–29 °C
Best monthsOctober and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 1 records
April: 1 records
May: 2 records
June: 3 records
July: 1 records
August: 7 records
September: 11 records
October: 19 records
November: 23 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 40 m

0–10 m: 45 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C

24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 15 records
28–30 °C: 56 records

Names and classification

English: Banded Damsel, Banded Damsel-fish, Banded Damselfish

Other scientific names: Pomacentrus darwiniensis

Similar species

Black-vent damsel
Dischistodus melanotus
Two-barred Puller
Dischistodus perspicillatus
Honey-breast Damsel
Dischistodus prosopotaenia
Pale-spot Damsel
Dischistodus chrysopoecilus
Banded Damsel
Dischistodus fasciatus
Monarch Damsel
Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
171 open-data records from 1959 to 2011.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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