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TNHCi_28637

Not suspect, not examined
Cocoa Damselfish Stegastes variabilis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyPomacentridae
GenusStegastes
Speciesvariabilis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorL. Piastro, D. Matthews
Collected Date1973.11.30-1973.11.30
Field Numberz28637
Depth3 m

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Caribbean Sea
CountryUSA
StatePuerto Rico
CountyGuayama
LocalityJobos Bay, Cayos de Barca

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoPRNC 437, CBL 350
YearJR/2002
RemarksPRNC = Centro Nuclear de Puerto Rico; CBL = Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland; originally preserved in seawater formalin
GearRotenone
RemarksHabitat: end reef at 3 m depth, sand, coral and rubble

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Pomacentridae Stegastes Stegastes variabilis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 30, 1973
Collecting Event ID 40114
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because Puerto Rico

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