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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Microspathodontinae
Etymology: Stegastes: Greek, stegastos, -e, -on = covered (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Daniel Pelicier (1946–2018) was an aquarium fish collector and exporter in Flic en Flac (a village in Mauritius). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 15°S - 25°S
Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Ref. 510) and Reunion (Ref. 53568).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9710)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 14; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 14 - 16; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais moles: 14 - 15. Generally brown to charcoal or blackish. Dusky gray lips; narrow golden margin on pupil. Blackish scale margins; scales with bluish centers on suborbital series and opercular bones; small sheath scales with bluish centers on basal portion of anal fin. Pectoral fins translucent with brown rays, base of uppermost ray bright blue. Scales on ventral surface of head cycloid, the rest ctenoid.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: oval.
Adults inhabit rocky reefs with little coral and found near crevices and holes (Ref. 9710). They occur singly (Ref. 510). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R. and A.R. Emery, 1985. A review of the Pomacentrid fishes of the genus Stegastes from the Indo-Pacific, with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (3):31. (Ref. 510)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 26.8, mean 26.2 °C (based on 28 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00936 - 0.04665), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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