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Cocoa Damselfish (Stegastes xanthurus)

Cocoa Damselfish

Stegastes xanthurus

Class
Ray-finned fish
Rarity
Common
Observations
566
Most observed in
🇺🇸 United States
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

Stegastes xanthurus, also known as the Caribbean cocoa damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae, found on coral and rocky reefs in the Caribbean Sea and neighboring areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Stegastes xanthurus”.

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