Fishing for Cortez damselfish

Stegastes rectifraenum

The Cortez damselfish is a small, deep-bodied reef fish; adults are dusky brown to gray-black, while juveniles are bright blue above with electric-blue spots and a yellow-orange rear. It lives on rocky inshore reefs of the Gulf of California and eastern Pacific. Adults reach about 5 inches. Territorial and pugnacious, it defends a patch of reef and guards its eggs. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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