Banded Damsel
Dischistodus fasciatus
- Usual depth0–5 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) PampaSorro, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 16 records
- February: 19 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 28 records
- May: 29 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 23 records
- August: 26 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 26 records
- November: 27 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Huey, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Huey, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Banded Damsel, banded damselfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 條紋盤雀鯛
Other scientific names: Dascyllus fasciatus, Pomacentrus fasciatus
Similar species
Black-vent damselDischistodus melanotus
Two-barred PullerDischistodus perspicillatus
Honey-breast DamselDischistodus prosopotaenia
Pale-spot DamselDischistodus chrysopoecilus
Monarch DamselDischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 111 open-data records from 1909 to 2005.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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