Stegastes nigricans
Dusky Gregory | Dusky Damselfish | Dusky Farmerfish | Mamo
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Black spot below rear dorsal fin, mauve streak below eye, and black spot at pectoral fin base. Territorial, farming turf algae on the base of branching corals. Light bar across middle of body and stripe from mouth to pectoral fin, sometimes occuring in courting males. S. punctatus (Bluntsnout Gregory) has larger, less distinct black spot under dorsal fin, and darker scale margins.
Information
Max Size: 14 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.1-31.2°C
Depth: 1-12m
Habitat Generalization Index: 18.68
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (23.7% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (21 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland