Cozumel, Mexico
Intermediate Phase
Roatan, Honduras
Intermediate Phase
Roatan, Honduras
Intermediate Phase
Key Largo, Florida
Intermediate Phase
Caribbean Cocoa Damselfish
Stegastes xanthurus
Caribbean Cocoa Damselfish
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Stegastes xanthurus
Size: 3 to 4 in. (8 to 10 cm)
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Ovalentaria (Order)
└Pomacentridae (Family)
└Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
└Stegastes (Genus)
└S. xanthurus (Species)
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