Stegastes rocasensis Rocas gregory

Stegastes rocasensis is commonly referred to as Rocas gregory. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Moysés Cavichioli Barbosa, Brasilien

Foto: Fernando de Noronha, Braslien

Courtesy of the author Dr. Moysés Cavichioli Barbosa, Brasilien

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Scientific:: Stegastes rocasensis
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Rocas Gregory

Category:: Frökenfiskar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Stegastes (Genus) > rocasensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Emery, ), 1972

Occurrence:: Brazil, Endemic species, Fernando de Noronha , Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 2 - 10 Meter
Size:: 8,5 cm
Temperature:: 80.78 °F - 81.68 °F (27.1°C - 27.6°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carnivore, Herbivorous, Invertebrates, omnivore, Parasites, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-10-20 12:15:17
Last edit:: 2022-01-13 10:03:24

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Stegastes rocasensis is known only from Atol das Rocas, Fernando de Noronha, and St. Paul's Rocks, Basilien, and it is doubtful that these animals will enter the specialized trade.
In its habitats, Stegastes rocasensis inhabits slopes and bays.

Stegastes rocasensis occasionally clears hawksbill turtles in the tropical western Atlantic.

We extend special thanks to Dr. Moysés Cavichioli Barbosa, Laboratory of Reef Ecology and Conservation, Federal University Fluminense - UFF, Brazil, for the first 5 underwater photos of Stegastes rocasensis.

Synonyms:
Eupomacentrus rocasensis Emery, 1972
Pomacentrus rocasensis (Emery, 1972)

External links

A reappraisal of Stegastes species occurring in the South Atlantic using morphological and molecular data (en). Abgerufen am 07.01.2022.
Eine Neubewertung der im Südatlantik vorkommenden Stegastes-Arten anhand morphologischer und molekularer Daten (en). Abgerufen am 20.10.2021.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 20.10.2021.
Habitat use, feeding and territorial behavior of a Brazilian endemic damselfish Stegastes rocasensis (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) (en). Abgerufen am 20.10.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 20.10.2021.

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Foto: Sankt-Peter-und-Sankt-Pauls-Felsen, Braslien

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