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Definition of Damselfish
1. Noun. Small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs.
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Family Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae
Specialized synonyms: Beaugregory, Pomacentrus Leucostictus, Anemone Fish, Abudefduf Saxatilis, Sergeant Major
Definition of Damselfish
1. Noun. Any of a number of fish in the ''Pomacentridae'' taxonomic family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Damselfish
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Damselfish
Literary usage of Damselfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Traveler's Guide to the Galapagos Islands by Barry Boyce (2004)
"damselfish -These little beauties are very territorial. If you see a little fish
on the bottom pushing a sea urchin around, it's a damselfish evicting ..."
2. St. Lucia by Don Philpott (2005)
"... and there are huge sea anemones and sponges, while tropical fish species
include the parrotfish. blue tang surgeonfish. tiny but aggressive damselfish, ..."
3. Caribbean by Barbara Ender-Jones (2001)
"... damselfish and striking Queen Triggerfish. The blue Ocean Surgeon has a
neat "incision" marked in black on its gill, and the Sergeant-Major sports ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao by Lynne M Sullivan (2006)
"Fish in shallow depths include French angelfish, damselfish, parrotfish, and
trumpetfish. At the drop-off, mountainous star coral begins in about 25 feet of ..."
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