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    (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Francesco Ricciardi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Marine Explorer (Dr John Turnbull), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Honeyhead Damsel

Dischistodus prosopotaenia

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About

Dischistodus prosopotaenia is a species of damselfish known by the common names honey-head damsel and honey-breast damsel. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. It reaches up to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length. The fish usually has a white breast, but there is a yellow-breasted variant that also has a black blotch on each side. The fish lives in lagoons and reefs.

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