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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Microspathodontinae
Etymology: Stegastes: Greek, stegastos, -e, -on = covered (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 1 - 10 m (Ref. 57763). Subtropical; 32°N - 23°N
Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico, including the Gulf of California.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 59088); common length : 8.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763); edad máxima reportada: 11 años (Ref. 52465)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 15 - 16; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 14. Exhibits color variations.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Adults inhabit rocky inshore reefs (Ref. 9334). Omnivorous (Ref. 9334). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 18.8 - 25.9, mean 23.2 °C (based on 117 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.01198 - 0.03323), b=2.98 (2.84 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 4.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tmax=11).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 90.7 [38.3, 153.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.945 [0.514, 1.800] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.5, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.071, 0.274] g/100g; Selenium = 12.4 [5.2, 30.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.6 [5.7, 138.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.42 [0.85, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight);