Stegastes punctatus

Stegastes punctatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Stegastes
Species:
S. punctatus
Binomial name
Stegastes punctatus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)[2]
Synonyms
  • Pomacentrus punctatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Pomacentrus prosopotaenioides Bleeker, 1852
  • Pomacentrus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1853
  • Pomacentrus kumkum Montrouzier, 1857
  • Eupomacentrus kumkum (Montrouzier, 1857)
  • Pomacentrus obscurus Thiollière, 1857

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.[3] It is a very territorial species and drives other fish away from its "garden" of filamentous algae.

References

  1. ^ Cabasan, J.P.; Williams, J.T.; Samaniego, B.; Arceo, H.; Santos, M. (2024). "Stegastes punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T190654A1956466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T190654A1956466.en. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  3. ^ "Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) : Blunt snout gregory". FishBase. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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