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Longfin Damselfish ( juvenile)

Stegastes diencaeus

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Description:

Photo take at -45 ft in a Caribbean reef
No more than 3 cm in it juvenile stage.
It´s particular colors neon blue spots on top of a brilliant yellow and a black spot on the end of it´s long fin. Made this fish one of the most attractive Damselfish in the Caribbean.

Habitat:

Find in the Western Atlantic from Florida to north Brazil.
Stay most it´s life in the same little cavern it chose between the coral reef to live.

Reference Links:

Habitat choice in adult longfin damselfish: territory characteristics and reloc…

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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012

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