Stegastes 2

Related Articles: The family Pomacentridae, the Damselfishes,

/A Diversity of Aquatic Life

Genus Stegastes Damselfishes, part 2

By Bob Fenner

Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby 1889), the Pacific Gregory. Indo-west Pacific. Not a great beauty and at up to six inches in length, a handful. But an interesting, intelligent addition to a rougher aquarium setting. These images younger to older individuals in Hawai'i.

Bigger PIX:
The images in this table are linked to large (desktop size) copies. Click on "framed" images to go to the larger size.

Stegastes flavilatus (Gill 1863), the Beaubrummel Gregory. Tropical eastern Pacific. A Pacific model (sibling species) of the Atlantic Beau Gregory, S. leucostictus, and just as feisty. Adults just as plain brown as well. To almost four inches in length. This juvenile off Mexico's Cabo San Lucas, Baja.

Verticals (Full/Cover Page Sizes Available)

Bigger PIX:
The images in this table are linked to large (desktop size) copies. Click on "framed" images to go to the larger size.

Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier 1830), the Dusky or Brazilian Damselfish. Tropical West Atlantic (and eastern, off Senegal). To five inches in length. Feeds on benthic algae, hydroids, algae, copepods by day. Juvenile in St. Thomas and adult off of Cozumel.

Bigger PIX:
The images in this table are linked to large (desktop size) copies. Click on "framed" images to go to the larger size.

Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert 1892), the Whitetail Major or Gregory. Below, a series of images of juv., sub-adult and adult specimens of the subspecies S. l. beebei in the Galapagos. To 14 cm. Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico, including the Revillagigedo and Guadalupe islands. Photo taken in the Galapagos. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID= 12514&genusname=Stegastes&speciesname=leucorus

To: part 1, part 3, part 4

Please visit our Sponsors