Beaubrummel damselfish (Stegastes flavilatus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Stegastes flavilatus
- Common name
- Beaubrummel damselfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Stegastes
- Size
- 10–15 cm
- Depth
- 1–20 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky-reef, coral-reef
- Behaviours
- territorial
- Ocean zones
- Caribbean, Eastern Pacific
Description
Stegastes flavilatus reaches 15 cm. Small endemic Eastern Pacific Pomacentridae. Dark brown-green body with distinctive bright yellow flanks (hence flavilatus, yellow-flanked), dark tail. Bright blue-orange juveniles. Territorial like all Stegastes, defends algae. Lives from 1 to 20 m on coastal rocky and coral reefs from Gulf of California to Panama. Sympatric with S. acapulcoensis but distinguished by more marked yellow flanks. Discreet macro photo subject of Sea of Cortez dives.
Photo of Beaubrummel damselfish
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Beaubrummel damselfish?
- Beaubrummel damselfish (Stegastes flavilatus) reaches 10–15 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Beaubrummel damselfish?
- Beaubrummel damselfish is found between 1–20 m deep.
- Is the Beaubrummel damselfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Beaubrummel damselfish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Beaubrummel damselfish?
- Found in: Caribbean, Eastern Pacific.
Other species in the genus Stegastes
- Stegastes partitus - Bicolor damselfish
- Stegastes adustus - Dusky damselfish
- Stegastes diencaeus - Longfin damselfish
- Stegastes planifrons - Threespot damselfish
- Stegastes acapulcoensis - Acapulco damselfish
- Stegastes leucorus - White-tailed Damselfish
Other species in the family Pomacentridae
- Chromis chromis - Mediterranean damselfish
- Amphiprion bicinctus - Two-band anemonefish
- Amphiprion ocellaris - False clownfish
- Chromis cyanea - Blue chromis
- Amphiprion akallopisos - Skunk clownfish
- Chromis limbata - Azores chromis
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 276668)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2398819)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia