Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Cortez Damselfish - Juvenile
Stegastes rectifraenum
Cortez Damselfish
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Stegastes rectifraenum
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family)
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Stegastes (Genus)

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