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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 climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 15°S - 25°S
Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Ref. 510) and Reunion (Ref. 53568).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 14; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 16; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 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 vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02042 (0.00919 - 0.04539), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100). 🛈 |