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D0018800 (dăm′zəl-fĭsh′)n. pl. damselfish or dam·sel·fish·es Any of various small tropical marine fishes of the family Pomacentridae, which are brightly colored and are often kept in home aquariums. Also called demoiselle.

damselfish

(ˈdæmzəlˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body. See also anemone fish

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(ˈdæm zəlˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. any of several brilliantly colored coral reef fishes of the family Pomacentridae. Also called demoiselle. [1900–05]

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damselfish - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefsdemoisellepercoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformesfamily Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae - damselfishesbeaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus - a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indiesanemone fish - live associated with sea anemonesAbudefduf saxatilis, sergeant major - large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

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common name for members of the large family Pomacentridae, marine fishes of tropical waters. Common in the West Indies and along the Florida coasts are the sergeant-major, named for its vertical stripes, and the reef fish, found among coral reefs. The clownfish and blue devil are popular aquarium species. Males of this family guard the eggs zealously. Damselfishes rarely grow to more than 6 in. (15 cm) in length. Certain members of the family, known as anemonefishes, are found associated with sea anemones, which are injurious to the fishes' predators, and which afford protection to the anemonefishes. Damselfish are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Perciformes, family Pomacentridae.

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noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs

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