Dascyllus trimaculatus ';
General information
 
Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)
 
 
Common nameThreespot dascyllus
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Pomacentridae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Oman; Yemen; Cambodia; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Sudan; Eritrea; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; Comoros; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles
Occurrence Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Maldives, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Myanmar, Jordan, Oman, Yemen, Cambodia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Eritrea, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Importance
Remarks
-
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
8 (4 male, 4 female).
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
2a+46t
Fundamental arm number
50
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
Cytologically no distinguishable sex chromosome.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Short arm of acrocentric chromosome pair 1 showed clearly observable NORs without size heteromorphism.
Reference(s)
Getlekha N, Supiwong W, Yeesin P, Pengseng P, Kasiroek W, Tanomtong A. (2017). Chromosomal characteristics of the three-spot Damselfish, Dascyllus trimaculatus (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) in Thailand. Cytologia, 82(1) Special Issue: 51–57.