Stegastes insularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ovalentaria

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria

Familia: Pomacentridae
Subfamilia: Stegastinae
Genus: Stegastes
Species: Stegastes insularis

Name

Stegastes insularis Allen & Emery, 1985

Holotype: WAM P.26083-044. [Paratypes: AMS I.22798-001 (1); BMNH 1982.3.12.6 (1); BPBM 7114-16 (10, 7, 9); MNHN 1982-0125 (1); ROM 39311 (5); SMF 17586 (1); USNM 231752 (1); WAM P.10868 (1), P.10873 (1), P.26083-002 (6), P.26088-005 (4), P.26093-006 (1), P.26110-010 (4), P.26120-006 (1)].

Type locality: Off Ethel Beach, Christmas Island, eastern Indian Ocean, depth 3-6 meters.

References

• Allen, G.R. and A.R. Emery 1985: A review of the pomacentrid fishes of the genus Stegastes from the Indo-Pacific, with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes, 3: 1–31, 3 col. pls.
• Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
• Stegastes insularis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Island Gregory