Stegastes pictus Yellowtip damselfish

Stegastes pictus is commonly referred to as Yellowtip damselfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 350 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2427 

AphiaID:

276678 

Scientific:

Stegastes pictus 

German:

Gelbe Demoiselle 

English:

Yellowtip Damselfish 

Category:

Damselfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Stegastes (Genus) > pictus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Castelnau, ), 1855 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 85 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coral reefs, Rocky reefs 

Size:

up to 2.95" (7.5 cm) 

Temperature:

66.2 °F - 80.6 °F (19°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

76.99 gal (~ 350L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Stegastes acapulcoensis
  Acapulco Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes adustus
  Dunkler-Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes albifasciatus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes arcifrons
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes baldwini
  Riffbarsche
• 
  Stegastes beebei
  Südlicher Weißring-Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes diencaeus
  Langflossen-Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes flavilatus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes fuscus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes imbricatus
  "Cape Verde" Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes leucorus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes leucostictus
  Schöner-Gregory-Barsch
• 
  Stegastes limbatus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes lividus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes lubbocki
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes nigricans
  Schwarzer Georg, Schwarzweißer Gregory
• 
  Stegastes otophorus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes partitus
  Zweifarben-Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes pelicieri
  Mauritius Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes pictus
  Gelbe Demoiselle
• 
  Stegastes planifrons
  Dreifleck-Georg
• 
  Stegastes punctatus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes rectifraenum
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes redemptus
  Clarion Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes rocasensis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes sanctaehelenae
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes uenfi
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes variabilis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Stegastes xanthurus
  Karibischer Kakao-Riffbarsch
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Stegastes lacrymatus
  Juwelen-Riffbarsch, Weißgepunkteter Teufel
• 
  Stegastes sp. 01
  Riffbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-01-05 21:30:36 

Last edit:

2025-07-28 10:04:10 

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