Whitebar gregory (Stegastes albifasciatus)

Scientific name: Stegastes albifasciatus Schlegel & M?ller, 1839

Whitebar gregory (Stegastes albifasciatus)

The Whitebar gregory (Stegastes albifasciatus) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Seychelles and Reunion to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Body dark brown to blackish; suborbital mostly blue with blue spots on side of head; most scales on side of body with blue transverse streak. Fins dark brown to blackish except pectorals which are translucent with dusky rays. Pectorals with scaly inner base and has pupil-sized black spot at the base of uppermost rays; a black spot (maybe bordered anteriorly with white) at base of posterior dorsal rays, slightly extending onto dorsal edge of caudal peduncle; with or without white bar across posterior half of body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stegastes albifasciatus
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Depth range
0–4 m (0–13 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 4 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Seychelles and Reunion to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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