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Damselfish

Damselfish

Small fish of the damselfish family — species-level scientific name not recorded (no species claim)

A small fish that swims in schools around rocky reefs and corals. A signature schooling species of warm-current waters, seen year-round off Jeju.

No legal protected-species basis confirmed
01Profile

The schooling fish that fills coral walls

A small fish that swims in schools around rocky reefs and corals, and a signature schooling species of warm-current waters. The species-level scientific name is not recorded in our notes, so no species is claimed.

02Habitat & season

Jeju Munseom, all year round

They swim in schools year-round along the soft-coral walls of Jeju Munseom, and are also seen around the coral colonies of Jukdo off Ulleungdo.

Jeju MunseomUlleung Jukdo
Year-round
Year-round schools at Jeju Munseom
03Where you'll usually see them

Where to meet damselfish

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Munseom

Jeju · Seogwipo

Schools of damselfish along soft-coral walls, year-round (✅).

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Jukdo

Ulleung · Dokdo

Damselfish around coral colonies (✅).

04Protection & caution
No legal protected-species basis confirmed

No separate legal protected-species basis has been confirmed.

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