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Longfin Damselfish

Stegastes diencaeus

Also known as: Farmer Damsel, Honey Damselfish, Longfin Gregory

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@fishx6 · Bonaire - Andrea 1, Caribbean Netherlands · November 20101 / 3

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Overview

Juveniles are yellow, with bright blue lines from the head along the back and a blue-ringed dark eyespot on the dorsal fin.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
linesspots
Behaviour
pairssolitaryterritorial

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 3
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 3

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusStegastes
    7. speciesStegastes diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter, 1897)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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