Black and white fish with four dark vertical bands.

Four-striped damselfish

Dascyllus melanurus
Where at Shedd?
Wild Reef
Diet Tiny plants, animals and eggs
Size Length: Up to 5 inches (8 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Lagoons, harbors and inlets over coral thickets and coral heads in the West-Central Pacific Ocean
Habitat Fourstripe damselfish live among branching corals on sheltered lagoons, harbors and inlets

Did you know?

  1. By entering the habitat every day to feed the animals, divers offer smaller fish that feel safer near the bottom a better chance to get food.