Stegastes pictus

Stegastes pictus
	Adult yellowtip damselfish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Stegastes
Species:	S. pictus
Binomial name
	Stegastes pictus; (Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms
	Pomacentrus pictus Castelnau, 1855;

Stegastes pictus, the yellowtip damselfish, is a species of damselfish found near the sea bed on shallow rocky reefs off the coast of Brazil, where it is endemic.^[2] It is a small, laterally-compressed, dark brown fish with yellow pectoral and caudal fins. It feeds on algae and detritus and is often found in the vicinity of the fire coral Millepora alcicornis. It is a territorial fish and forms a pair bond in the breeding season. The eggs are laid in a shallow scoop on the seabed and the male tends them to keep them well-aerated.

^ ^a ^b Bailly, Nicolas (2010). "Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
^ Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855) FishBase. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[worms-1] Bailly, Nicolas (2010). "Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[fishbase-2] Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855) FishBase. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

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