Species Stegastes insularis Allen & Emery, 1985
Island Gregory
- Stegastes insularis Allen, G.R. & Emery, A.R. 1985. A review of the pomacentrid fishes of the genus Stegastes from the Indo-west Pacific with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 3: 1-31 figs 1-5 pls 1-3 [19].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.26083-044 (Depth 3-6 meters), Off Ethel Beach, Christmas Island, eastern Indian Ocean.
Paratype(s) WAM P.10868; WAM P.10873; WAM P.26083-002 (6 specimens); WAM P.26088-005 (4 specimens); WAM P.26093-006; WAM P.26110-010 (4 specimens); WAM P.26120-006; AM I.22798-001; BMNH 1982.3.12.6; BPBM 7114-16 (7114, 10 specimens; 7115, 7 specimens; 7116, 9 specimens); MNHP 1982-0125; ROM 39311 (5 specimens); SMF 17586; USNM 231752.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, East-Indo-West Pacific
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [214]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef.
General References
Allen, G. R. 2001. Family Pomacentridae. pp. in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3345]
Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 [198]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [161] (Island Gregory)
FishBase 2013. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Island Gregory)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABROIDEI | 29-May-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |