Threespot Damselfish
Stegastes planifrons
Also known as: Threespot Atlantic Damselfish, Yellow Damselfish
- Threespot Atlantic Damselfish
- Yellow Damselfish
Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.
Overview
Juveniles are a much brighter yellow than adults, with a few tiny blue spots on the head and upper body and black spots on the dorsal fin and the top of the tail base. A third black spot above the pectoral fin develops as they grow, and they are reported to pick parasites off other fish.
How to identify
- Pattern
- black spotspots
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Habitat & where to find it
Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Juvenile photos 3
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