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Gray humbug

Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The gray humbug (Dascyllus reticulatus) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the gray humbug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gray humbug live?

Not recorded

Is the gray humbug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gray humbug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusDascyllus
  7. SpeciesDascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846)

Synonyms Dascyllus marginatus reticulatus, Dascyllus reticulata, Dascyllus reticulates, Dascyllus xanthosoma, Heliases reticulatus, Heliastes reticulatus, Pomacentrus unifasciatus

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Head-band humbugEnglish
  • Headband humbugEnglish
  • Reticulate dascyllusEnglish
  • Reticulated damselfishEnglish
  • Reticulated dascyllusEnglish
  • Reticulated humbugEnglish
  • Twostriped damselfishEnglish
  • Dascyllus llavi moratCatalan
  • komorník síťovanýCzech
  • Tostribet jomfrufiskDanish
  • Netz-PreußenfischGerman
  • Damisela ReticuladaSpanish
  • BoeteurFrench
  • damigella reticolataItalian
  • フタスジリュウキュウスズメダイJapanese
  • IkiribitMarshallese
  • Dascyllus-reticuladoPortuguese
  • Сетчатый дасциллRussian
  • ปลาสลิดหินปะการังThai
  • 二間雀Chinese
  • Demoiselle RéticuléeFrench
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • 網紋圓雀鯛Chinese
  • 網紋宅泥魚Chinese
  • 网纹宅泥鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gray humbug

Other species in the same genus Dascyllus.

Humbug

Dascyllus aruanus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Domino

Dascyllus trimaculatus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Grey humbug

Dascyllus marginatus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the gray humbug?

The gray humbug (Dascyllus reticulatus) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gray humbug (Dascyllus reticulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-humbug

MLA

“Gray humbug (Dascyllus reticulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-humbug.

BibTeX
@misc{gray_humbug_2026,
  title = {Gray humbug (Dascyllus reticulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-humbug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}