Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various small tropical marine fishes of the family Pomacentridae, which are brightly colored and are often kept in home aquariums.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name in tropical regions of various species of the family Pomacentridæ, especially of those which have brilliant colors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs.
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- noun Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae taxonomic family.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the 10-year period in question, 33 new fish species have been found in the waters around the island, including the damselfish, a strikingly brilliant blue wrasse and seven species of zig-zag rainbow fish, an 11cm-long creature which lives in shallow waters.
Conservationists discover more than 1,000 species in New Guinea 2011
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In the 10-year period in question, 33 new fish species have been found in the waters around the island, including the damselfish, a strikingly brilliant blue wrasse and seven species of zig-zag rainbow fish, an 11cm-long creature which lives in shallow waters.
Conservationists discover more than 1,000 species in New Guinea 2011
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If attacked by a damselfish, it morphs one of its arms into the visage of the fearsome sea snake that eats damselfish.
Kenny Ausubel: The Sting: Social Biomimicry and The Role of Fraud in Nature Kenny Ausubel 2011
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If attacked by a damselfish, it morphs one of its arms into the visage of the fearsome sea snake that eats damselfish.
Kenny Ausubel: The Sting: Social Biomimicry and The Role of Fraud in Nature Kenny Ausubel 2011
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(News source.) The most spectacular recovery was of the bright blue damselfish found 120m down off Palau.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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On a recent visit, yellow damselfish peered through a porthole and a mean-mouthed barracuda lurked nearby.
Under the Sea 2010
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On a recent visit, yellow damselfish peered through a porthole and a mean-mouthed barracuda lurked nearby.
In the Depths of Aquarius Gautam Naik 2010
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The BBC series Pacific Abyss shows the discovery of several new species of damselfish.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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Chromis abyssus – a beautiful species of damselfish made it to the top 10 representing the first taxonomic act of 2008 and the first act registered in the newly launched taxonomic database Zoobank.
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These include the clownfish (Amphiprion), damselfish (Dascyllus), and wrasse (Coris gaimardi).
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