Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Dascyllus strasburgi, Strasburg's dascyllus, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands where they are found among coral and rocky reefs. and feed on zooplankton. The specific name honours Donald W. Strasburg of the University of Hawaii, a fish ecologist and collector of the type specimen.
Wikipedia contributors, Dascyllus strasburgi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:29:39.598518+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960
- Name authority
- Klausewitz, 1960
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Dascyllus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusDascyllus Cuvier, 1829
- speciesDascyllus strasburgi Klausewitz, 1960
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dascyllus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen, 1977 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackbordered dascyllusDascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dominoDascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| banded dascyllusDascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randall, 2001 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| reticulate dascyllusDascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Klausewitz, W. (1960). Dascyllus strasburgi, ein neuer Fisch aus dem Pazifik. (Pisces, Perciformes, Pomacentridae). Bulletin of Aquatic Biology, 2 (15): 45–49. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:346F9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.