Blunt snout gregory

Stegastes punctatus

Thirteen Centimeters Pomacentrid Fish from the Red Sea

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Stegastes punctatus, commonly known as the blunt snout gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region where it is found at depths down to 5 m (16 ft). Its range extends from the East African coast and the Red Sea to the Line Islands, the Society Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, the Bonin Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga and Micronesia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Stegastes
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East African coast to the Line and Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, south to New Caledonia and Tonga; throughout Micronesia.

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