Stegastes uenfi

Stegastes uenfi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Pomacentridae
Genus:Stegastes
Species: S. uenfi
Binomial name
Stegastes uenfi
Novelli, Nunan & Lima, 2000 [1]

Stegastes uenfi is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical West Atlantic Ocean where it is found at depths of about 3 m (10 ft). It is known only from the coast of Brazil.[2] The specific nae derives from the initials of the Unive Estadual do Norte Fluminense, the University that two of the authors were associated with.[3]

References

  1. Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Stegastes uenfi Novelli, Nunan & Lima, 2000". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Stegastes uenfi" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 October 2018.


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