Biology:Stegastes punctatus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Stegastes |
| Species: | S. punctatus
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| Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)[1]
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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.[2] It is a very territorial species and drives other fish away from its "garden" of filamentous algae.
References
- ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=712757.
- ↑ "Stegastes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) : Blunt snout gregory". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Stegastes-punctatus.html. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
External links
- Photos of Stegastes punctatus on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q14389505 entry
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