Stegastes flavilatus

Pomacentridae
Beaubrummel, Beaubrummel, Beaubrummel Gregory
  • Stegastes flavilatus, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Machalilla, Ecuador
    Stegastes flavilatus, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Machalilla, Ecuador
  • Stegastes flavilatus, Juvenile, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Stegastes flavilatus, Juvenile, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Stegastes flavilatus, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Stegastes flavilatus, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Stegastes flavilatus, Juvenile, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Stegastes flavilatus, Juvenile, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Stegastes flavilatus, Adult, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Stegastes flavilatus, Adult, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Relatively large, high body, dark grey colouration, large scales with dark edges and yellowish tail fin, rear of dorsal and anal fins, and pelvic fins. Juveniles orange/yellow with a blue back, ocellus on rear back at base of dorsal fin and a blue-edged black saddle on tail base.
Information
  • Max Size: 10 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 24.1-30.4°C
  • Depth: 1-38m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 23
    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
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Widespread (50% 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 (30 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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