black damselfish

Stegastes nigricans

Pomacentrid Fish beneath the Hawaiian Islands

Black
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Small
Tropical fish

Stegastes nigricans, the dusky farmerfish, is a species of damselfish found around coral reefs at a depth of one to 12 meters, in tropical climates between 30°S and 30°N. They are known for farming monocultures of algae such as cyanophores and rhodophytes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Stegastes
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Line, Marquesas, and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin islands, south to New Caledonia and Tonga; throughout Micronesia. Excluding the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 7247 ). Hawaiian population refers to Stegastes marginatus (Ref. 86689 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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