Stegastes fasciolatus

Stegastes fasciolatus, commonly called the Pacific gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical western Indo-Pacific. It feeds on filamentous algae.

Stegastes fasciolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Stegastes
Species:
S. fasciolatus
Binomial name
Stegastes fasciolatus
(Ogilby, 1889) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pomacentrus fasciolatus Ogilby, 1889
  • Eupomacentrus fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889)
  • Pomacentrus niomatus De Vis, 1884
  • Eupomacentrus marginatus Jenkins, 1901
  • Pomacentrus jenkinsi D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  • Eupomacentrus paschalis Whitley, 1929
  • Pomacentrus vanderbilti Fowler, 1941
  • Pomacentrus atrilabiatus Fowler, 1946
  • Pomacentrus luteobrunneus J.L.B. Smith, 1960
  • Pseudopomacentrus navalis Whitley, 1964
  • Pomacentrus craticulus J.L.B. Smith, 1965

Distribution and habitat

Stegastes fasciolatus is native to the western Indo-Pacific region. Its range extends from East Africa to Australia and the Kermadec Islands including Hawaii, Easter Island and the Ryukyu Islands.[2] where it is found on shallow seaward reefs particularly in areas with mild to moderate water movement. At Lord Howe Island and Easter Island it occurs from shallow surge pools down to depths of at least 30 m (98 ft).[1]

Behavior

Stegastes fasciolatus is a territorial fish and may defend a small area for nesting or food. When algae is plentiful they are less aggressively.[3]

References
  1. Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. "Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889): Pacific gregory". FishBase. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. Cardona, Milagros; Clayton, William (1999). "The Algal Community of the Farmer Damselfish, Stegastes fasciolatus, at Three Sites in Fiji and the Kingdom of Tonga". Bios. 70 (2): 71–75. ISSN 0005-3155.
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