Stegastes variabilis

Stegastes variabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Stegastes
Species:
S. variabilis
Binomial name
Stegastes variabilis
(Castelnau, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pomacentrus variabilis Castelnau, 1855
  • Eupomacentrus variabilis (Castelnau, 1855)
  • Pomacentrus flaviventer Troschel, 1865
  • Eupomacentrus chrysus T.H. Bean, 1906

Stegastes variabilis, commonly known as the Brazilian cocoa damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae, found on coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean and off Brazil. They are often solitary fish.[2]

  1. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2010). "Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).