Pomacentridae

Cortez damselfish

Stegastes rectifraenum

Pomacentrid Fish beneath Mexican Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Stegastes rectifraenum, commonly known as the Cortez damselfish or Cortez gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, its range including Baja California in Mexico, and the Gulf of California. It is found on rocky inshore reefs at depths ranging from 1 to 10 m (3 ft 3 in to 32 ft 10 in).