Two-barred Puller
Dischistodus perspicillatus
- Usual depth1–8 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Dischistodus perspicillatus, commonly known as the white damsel, is a species of fish native to the Andaman Sea and eastern Indian Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dischistodus perspicillatus”, 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: 82 records
- February: 92 records
- March: 90 records
- April: 86 records
- May: 60 records
- June: 55 records
- July: 89 records
- August: 78 records
- September: 109 records
- October: 102 records
- November: 116 records
- December: 94 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–8 m · Deepest record: 19 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
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(c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Two-barred Puller, White Damsel, White damselfish, White Demoiselle
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Weisser Riffbarsch
- French
- Demoiselle blanche
- Japanese
- ミツボシクロスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดหินลายเสือ
- Simplified Chinese
- 显盘雀鲷
Other scientific names: Chromis humbug, Dischistodus trimaculatus, Pomacentrus bifasciatus, Pomacentrus dorsomaculatus, Pomacentrus frenatus, Pomacentrus perspicillatus, Pomacentrus trimaculatus
Similar species
Black-vent damselDischistodus melanotus
Honey-breast DamselDischistodus prosopotaenia
Pale-spot DamselDischistodus chrysopoecilus
Banded DamselDischistodus fasciatus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 701 open-data records from 1829 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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