Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Giant Damselfish
Microspathodon dorsalis
Giant Damselfish
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Microspathodon dorsalis
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 6-75 ft. (2-23 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family)
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Microspathodon (Genus)

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