Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family) Damselfishes
      └Microspathodontinae (Subfamily)
       └Stegastes (Genus)
        └S. xanthurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1021260🔗
iNaturalist ID: 619700🔗

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