Dascyllus carneus, known commonly as the cloudy dascyllus or Indian dascyllus among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.

[1][2] Cloudy dascyllus is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean from the eastern coast of Africa to Java Sea.

[3] Cloudy dascyllus is up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in length.

They have similar behavior in aquarium tank.

They chase small peaceful fishes but avoid to provoke ferocious fishes.