Stegastes leucorus
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| Stegastes leucorus | |
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| Revillagigedo Islands | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Stegastes |
| Species: | S. leucorus |
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| Stegastes leucorus (Gilbert, 1892) [2] | |
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Stegastes leucorus, commonly known as the whitetail damselfish, the whitetail gregory or the whitetail major, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.
Stegastes leucorus is native to the tropical eastern central Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from Mexico and Baja California to the Revillagigedo Islands and Guadalupe Island. It inhabits rocky and coral inshore reefs where it is found at depths down to about 15 m (49 ft).[3]