Pomacentridae

Yellowtip damselfish

Stegastes pictus

Yellow pectoral and tail fins cut dark brown

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Stegastes pictus, the yellowtip damselfish, is a species of damselfish found near the sea bed on shallow rocky reefs off the coast of Brazil, where it is endemic. It is a small, laterally-compressed, dark brown fish with yellow pectoral and caudal fins. It feeds on algae and detritus and is often found in the vicinity of the fire coral Millepora alcicornis.