Dascyllus marginatus
Red Sea Dascyllus
As recorded: Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- H. Steinitz
- Date
- April 6, 1962
- Locality
- Um-aabak
- Island
- Um-Aabak
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dascyllus marginatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 145 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Dahab, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
(c) elegaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Salem Express Wreck, Egypt
(c) Gergely Nigg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-14
Red Sea, Red Sea, EG
(c) Ruben Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Bianca Island, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
(c) Gergely Nigg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Dascyllus marginatus. BPBM 19939. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36338067. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19939.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36338067 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026