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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.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 2 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 15°S - 25°S
Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Ref. 510) and Reunion (Ref. 53568).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 14; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 16; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 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).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.4 - 26.8, mean 26.2 °C (based on 28 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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