Stegastes rocasensis

Taxonavigation

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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 rocasensis

Name

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Stegastes rocasensis (Emery, 1972)

Holotype: USNM 202177. [Paratypes: ANSP 109422 (4); FMNH 74077 (12); UF 19286 (ex TABL 100816) (orig. 7, now 4), 223693 (ex UMML 23693) (26); USNM 202178 (4), 208561 (ex TABL 100816) (3)].

Type locality: Lagoon off Atol das Rocas, northern Brazil, 3°56'S, 33°49'W, depth 0.3 meters.

Synonyms

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  • Eupomacentrus rocasensis Emery, 1972
  • Pomacentrus rocasensis (Emery, 1972)

References

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  • Emery, A.R. 1972: A new species of damselfish (Pisces: Pomacentridae) from the eastern coast of South America. Copeia, 1972 (2): 330–335.
  • Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
  • Stegastes rocasensis in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

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English: Rocas Gregory