Microspathodon bairdii, the bumphead damselfish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bumphead Damselfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Stegastes acapulcoensis
- Nexilosus latifrons
- Stegastes rectifraenum
- Stegastes beebei
- Microspathodon dorsalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Microspathodon
- Species
- Microspathodon bairdii
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