Stegastes adustus
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| Dusky damselfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Stegastes |
| Species: | S. adustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stegastes adustus (Castelnau, 1855) | |
Stegastes adustus, commonly called the dusky damselfish or scarlet-backed demoiselle, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is found at one- to three-meter depths on surging and wavy coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea, the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Feeding
Adults feed on algae, plants and detritus. S. adustus does exhibit different feeding behavior between those that live in coral rubble and patch reef habitats.[1]
References
- ↑ Di Santo, V; Pomory, CM; Bennett, WA (2009). "Algal Garden Cultivation and Guarding Behavior of Dusky Damselfish on Coral Rubble and Intact Reef in Dry Tortugas National Park". In: Pollock NW, ed. Diving for Science 2009. Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 28th Symposium. Dauphin Island, AL. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Stegastes adustus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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