Stegastes insularis

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 10/2023.

Vernacular names edit

English: Island Gregory