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Grey humbug

Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the grey 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 grey humbug live?

Not recorded

Is the grey 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 grey humbug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusDascyllus
  7. SpeciesDascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Synonyms Dascyllus marginatus marginatus, Pomacentrus marginatus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Blackbordered dascyllusEnglish
  • Marginate dascyllusEnglish
  • Red sea dascyllusEnglish
  • Twobanded humbugEnglish
  • Dascyllus del Mar RojaCatalan
  • komorník arabskýCzech
  • Damisela del Mar RojoSpanish
  • Demoiselle de mer RougeFrench
  • אלמוגית שולייםHebrew
  • Damigella bordataItalian
  • Rode Zee-juffertjeDutch
  • Dascyllus-papagaioPortuguese
  • Серый дасциллRussian
  • ปลาสลิดหินหน้าสั้นThai
  • Damigella del Mar RossoItalian
  • Dascyllus-do-Mar-VermelhoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grey humbug

Other species in the same genus Dascyllus.

Humbug

Dascyllus aruanus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Domino

Dascyllus trimaculatus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Gray humbug

Dascyllus reticulatus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grey humbug?

The grey humbug (Dascyllus marginatus) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey humbug (Dascyllus marginatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-humbug

MLA

“Grey humbug (Dascyllus marginatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-humbug.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_humbug_2026,
  title = {Grey humbug (Dascyllus marginatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-humbug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}