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longfin damselfish (Stegastes diencaeus)
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longfin damselfish (Stegastes diencaeus) specimen
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Pomacentridae

longfin damselfish

Stegastes diencaeus

Yellow juvenile with blue markings

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

longfin damselfish is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

Maximum length
12.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Caribbean Sea. Including Antilles and Yucatan to Venezuela (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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