Stegastes leucorus

Stegastes leucorus, commonly known as the whitetail damselfish, the whitetail gregory or the whitetail major, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.

Stegastes leucorus
Revillagigedo Islands
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Stegastes
Species:
S. leucorus
Binomial name
Stegastes leucorus
(Gilbert, 1892) [2]
Synonyms

Distribution and habitat

Stegastes leucorus is native to the tropical eastern central Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from Mexico and Baja California to the Revillagigedo Islands and Guadalupe Island. It inhabits rocky and coral inshore reefs where it is found at depths down to about 15 m (49 ft).[3]

Status

This fish is common in parts of the Revillagigedo Islands but uncommon on the mainland coast. It is estimated that 90% of its total population is confined to a single area of the Revillagigedo Islands, a total occupancy of less than 2,000 km2 (772 sq mi). Because of its shallow water habitat and limited range, the IUCN has listed it as "Vulnerable" in view of the fact that El Niño events periodically affect this area.[1]

  • In the Revillagigedo Islands

References
  1. Allen, G.; Robertson, R. & Zapata, F. (2007). "Stegastes leucorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183963A8207287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183963A8207287.en.
  2. Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert, 1892)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert, 1892) : Whitetail major". FishBase. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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