Stegastes diencaeus Longfin damselfish

Stegastes diencaeus is commonly referred to as Longfin damselfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 276666

Scientific:: Stegastes diencaeus
German:: Langflossen-Riffbarsch
English:: Longfin Damselfish

Category:: Pomacentridi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Stegastes (Genus) > diencaeus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Jordan & Rutter, ), 1897

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 - 45 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 12,5 cm
Temperature:: 26,1 °F - 28,2 °F (26,1°C - 28,2°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Mysis
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-07-04 13:31:32
Last edit:: 2024-12-22 20:48:19

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Longfin damselfish

Adults inhabit coral and rocky reefs of sheltered lagoons and inshore areas. Territorial and pugnacious

Synonyms:
Eupomacentrus diencaeus Jordan & Rutter, 1897
Eupomacentrus mellis Emery & Burgess, 1974
Pomacentrus diencaeus (Jordan & Rutter, 1897)
Stegastes mellis (Emery & Burgess, 1974)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (en). Abgerufen am 22.12.2024.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 22.12.2024.

Pictures

Adult

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Juvenile

Copyright Mark A. Steele, Discovery Bay, Jamaika

Commonly

Longfin Damselfish, Stegastes diencaeus, Cozumel, MX 2024

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