Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Threespot Damselfish
Stegastes planifrons
Threespot Damselfish
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Stegastes planifrons
Size: 3 to 4 in. (8 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 1-130 ft. (0-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family)
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Stegastes (Genus)

Small Oval Fishes
Damselfishes

Threespot Damselfish

Threespot Damselfish (Juvenile)

Cocoa Damselfish

Sergeant Major

Night Sergeant

Yellowtail Damselfish (Juvenile)

Yellowtail Damselfish

Dusky Damselfish

Dusky Damselfish (Juvenile)

Longfin Damselfish

Longfin Damselfish (Juvenile)

Beaugregory (Juvenile)

Beaugregory

Bicolor Damselfish



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