Stegastes punctatus
Stegastes punctatus, commonly known as the blunt snout gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region where it is found at depths down to 5 m (16 ft). Its range extends from the East African coast and the Red Sea to the Line Islands, the Society Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, the Bonin Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga and Micronesia.[2] It is a very territorial species and drives other fish away from its "garden" of filamentous algae.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Stegastes |
| Species: | S. punctatus |
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References
- Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) : Blunt snout gregory". FishBase. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
External links
- Photos of Stegastes punctatus on Sealife Collection
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