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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Microspathodontinae
Genus: Stegastes

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30 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler, 1944)

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Stegastes acapulcoensis
[Acapulco major]

Photo by Rocha, L.A.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Stegastes adustus (Troschel, 1865)

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Stegastes adustus
[Dusky damselfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Stegastes albifasciatus
[Whitebar gregory]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Stegastes arcifrons
[Island major]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods, 1980

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Stegastes baldwini
[Baldwin's major]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Stegastes beebei (Nichols, 1924)

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Stegastes beebei
[Southern whitetail major]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter, 1897)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stegastes diencaeus
[Longfin damselfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Stegastes flavilatus (Gill, 1862)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Stegastes flavilatus
[Beaubrummel]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12.6 cm TL
Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Gasparini, J.L.
 
Stegastes fuscus
[Brazilian damsel]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Stegastes imbricatus
[Cape Verde gregory]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stegastes lacrymatus
[Whitespotted devil]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert, 1892)

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Stegastes leucorus
[Whitetail major]

Photo by Marsden, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel, 1848)

Photo by Photo by Marsden, A.
 
Stegastes leucostictus
[Beaugregory]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Stegastes limbatus (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stegastes limbatus
[Ebony gregory]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Stegastes lividus (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Stegastes lividus
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Stegastes lubbocki Allen & Smith, 1992

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Stegastes lubbocki
[Lubbock's gregory]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stegastes nigricans
[Dusky farmerfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Stegastes otophorus
[Freshwater gregory]

Photo by Pialek, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Stegastes partitus (Poey, 1868)

Photo by Photo by Pialek, L.
 
Stegastes partitus
[Bicolor damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Stegastes pelicieri Allen & Emery, 1985

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stegastes pelicieri
[Mauritian gregory]

Photo by Floeter, S.R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Floeter, S.R.
 
Stegastes pictus
[Yellowtip damselfish]

Photo by Steele, M.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Photo by Steele, M.A.
 
Stegastes planifrons
[Threespot damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stegastes punctatus
[Blunt snout gregory]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Stegastes rectifraenum
[Cortez damselfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Stegastes redemptus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Stegastes redemptus
[Clarion major]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Stegastes rocasensis (Emery, 1972)

Photo by Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Stegastes rocasensis
[Rocas gregory]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Stegastes sanctaehelenae (Sauvage, 1879)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Stegastes sanctaehelenae
[]

Photo by Sampaio, C.L.S.

Southwest Atlantic

Stegastes uenfi Novelli, Nunan & Lima, 2000

Photo by Photo by Sampaio, C.L.S.
 
Stegastes uenfi
[]

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.
 
Stegastes variabilis
[Cocoa damselfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm FL
 
Stegastes xanthurus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stegastes acapulcoensis Acapulco major Eastern Pacific 17 TL 1944
Stegastes adustus Dusky damselfish Western Central Atlantic 15 TL 1865
Stegastes albifasciatus Whitebar gregory Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1839
Stegastes arcifrons Island major Eastern Pacific 13 SL 1903
Stegastes baldwini Baldwin's major Eastern Central Pacific 9 SL 1980
Stegastes beebei Southern whitetail major Eastern Pacific 15 SL 1924
Stegastes diencaeus Longfin damselfish Western Atlantic 12.5 TL 1897
Stegastes flavilatus Beaubrummel Eastern Pacific 10 SL 1862
Stegastes fuscus Brazilian damsel Western Atlantic 12.6 TL 1830
Stegastes imbricatus Cape Verde gregory Eastern Atlantic 10 SL 1840
Stegastes lacrymatus Whitespotted devil Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1825
Stegastes leucorus Whitetail major Eastern Central Pacific 14 SL 1892
Stegastes leucostictus Beaugregory Western Atlantic 10 TL 1848
Stegastes limbatus Ebony gregory Western Indian Ocean 15 SL 1830
Stegastes lividus Eastern Central Pacific 11 TL 1801
Stegastes lubbocki Lubbock's gregory Central Atlantic 5 SL 1992
Stegastes nigricans Dusky farmerfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1802
Stegastes otophorus Freshwater gregory Western Atlantic 13 TL 1860
Stegastes partitus Bicolor damselfish Western Atlantic 10 TL 1868
Stegastes pelicieri Mauritian gregory Western Indian Ocean 14 TL 1985
Stegastes pictus Yellowtip damselfish Western Atlantic 7.5 SL 1855
Stegastes planifrons Threespot damselfish Western Atlantic 13 TL 1830
Stegastes punctatus Blunt snout gregory Indo-Pacific 13 SL 1825
Stegastes rectifraenum Cortez damselfish Eastern Central Pacific 13.5 TL 1862
Stegastes redemptus Clarion major Eastern Central Pacific 12 SL 1903
Stegastes rocasensis Rocas gregory Western Atlantic 9 SL 1972
Stegastes sanctaehelenae Southeast Atlantic 9 SL 1879
Stegastes uenfi Southwest Atlantic 2000
Stegastes variabilis Cocoa damselfish Western Atlantic 12.5 TL 1855
Stegastes xanthurus Western Central Atlantic 7.4 FL 1860



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