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Bony fish

Whitebar Gregory

Stegastes albifasciatus

Also known as: Farmer Damsel, White-banded Gregory

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
Adult
@markn · Jenny's Beach House Rarotonga, Cook Islands · June 20151 / 13
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Overview

Found singly or in loose schools, over live corals, rock, and rubble areas, in both semi-sheltered and high energy zones, of reef flats, reef margins, and shallow lagoons, rich in algae growth. Territorial.

Damselfish are egg layers.
First they clear a site ready for a nest, then engage in a mating dance with rapid swimming and fin movements, during this time the males will often turn a shade or two darker and may display white blotches. Spawning occurs at dawn.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 13
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Found singly or in loose schools, over live corals, rock, and rubble areas, in both semi-sheltered and high energy zones, of reef flats, reef margins, and shallow lagoons, rich in algae growth.

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Adult photos 13

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusStegastes
    7. speciesStegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller, 1839)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)