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Whitebar gregory
Stegastes albifasciatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Whitebar gregory
- Scientific
- Stegastes albifasciatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 4 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A dark brown to black damselfish with blue spots on the head and a white bar on the side, reaching about 13 cm. It defends algae patches among rubble on shallow reef flats.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Stegastes-albifasciatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Stegastes_albifasciatus_239994382.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.