Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Cocoa Damselfish
Stegastes variabilis
Cocoa Damselfish
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Stegastes variabilis
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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family)
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Stegastes (Genus)

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