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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyPomacentridae
  5. ›genusStegastes
Stegastes pelicieri
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IUCN NE · Not evaluated

Mauritian gregory

Stegastes pelicieri Allen & Emery, 1985

Also calledChopita de Mauricio (spa) · Damisel·la de Maurici (cat) · Donzela-de-Maurício (por) · Grégoire mauricien (fra) · sapín mauricijský (ces)

First described in: Allen, G. R.; Emery, A. R. (1985). A review of the Pomacentrid fishes of the genus <i>Stegastes</i> from the Indo-Pacific, with descriptions of two new species. <em>Indo-Pacific Fishes.</em> 3: 1-31, Pls. 1-3.

Stegastes pelicieri, commonly known as the Mauritian gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion in the western Indian Ocean where it is found at depths between two and twenty metres (seven to sixty-five feet). It lives on rocky reefs in areas with little coral but plenty of holes and crevices.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2398791.