Stegastes fasciolatus

Stegastes fasciolatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Stegastes
Species:	S. fasciolatus
Binomial name
Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889)
Synonyms
Pomacentrus fasciolatus Ogilby, 1889 Eupomacentrus fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889) Pomacentrus niomatus De Vis, 1884 Eupomacentrus marginatus Jenkins, 1901 Pomacentrus jenkinsi D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Eupomacentrus paschalis Whitley, 1929 Pomacentrus vanderbilti Fowler, 1941 Pomacentrus atrilabiatus Fowler, 1946 Pomacentrus luteobrunneus J.L.B. Smith, 1960 Pseudopomacentrus navalis Whitley, 1964 Pomacentrus craticulus J.L.B. Smith, 1965

Stegastes fasciolatus, commonly called the Pacific gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical western Indo-Pacific. It feeds on filamentous algae.

Distribution and habitat

Stegastes fasciolatus is native to the western Indo-Pacific region. Its range extends from East Africa to Australia and the Kermadec Islands including Hawaii, Easter Island and the Ryukyu Islands. where it is found on shallow seaward reefs particularly in areas with mild to moderate water movement. At Lord Howe Island and Easter Island it occurs from shallow surge pools down to depths of at least 30 m (98 ft).