Stegastes imbricatus

Stegastes imbricatus, commonly called the Cape Verde gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Stegastes imbricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Stegastes
Species:
S. imbricatus
Binomial name
Stegastes imbricatus
Jenyns, 1840 [2]
Synonyms

Pomacentrus hamyi Rochebrune, 1880

Distribution and habitat

Stegastes imbricatus is native to the tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from Senegal to Angola, and it also occurs around the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and several islands in the Gulf of Guinea. It inhabits rocky areas where it is found at depths down to about 25 m (82 ft). Its maximum length is 10 cm.[3]

History

It was first described in 1840 by the English naturalist Leonard Jenyns after a specimen collected in Praia Harbor, Cape Verde, by Charles Darwin on his journey with HMS Beagle.[4]

References
  1. Rocha, L.A. & Myers, R. (2015). "Stegastes imbricatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T188586A1898060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T188586A1898060.en.
  2. Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840 : Cape Verde gregory". FishBase. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. Jenyns, L. 1840-42: Fish. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts: i-xvi + 1-172, Pls. 1-29.

Further reading
  • Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
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