Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Jewel Damsel
Stegastes lacrymatus
Jewel Damsel
Also known as: Whitespotted Devil, Whitespeckled Demoiselle
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Stegastes lacrymatus
Synonyms: Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 6-30 ft. (2-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family)
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Stegastes (Genus)

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