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Humbug photographed on Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.
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Humbug photographed at Underwater World, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.
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Humbug photographed at Underwater World, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Photograph by ozwildlife. Some rights reserved.
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HUMBUG FACTS
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Description
The Humbug is a small fish from the coral reefs. It is white with three black bands on body. There is no black markings on the tail. The young are nearly all black
Size
8cm
Environment
Humbugs are found in shallow water in lagoons and bays where they shelter amongst coral.
Food
feeds on zooplankton above the coral
Range
coastal waters from northern New South Wales round northern parts to Western Australia.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Pomacentridae | | Genus: | Dascyllus | | Species: | aruanus | | Common Name: | Humbug |
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