Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840
- Name authority
- Jenyns, 1840
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Stegastes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusStegastes Jenyns, 1840
- speciesStegastes imbricatus Jenyns, 1840
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stegastes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acapulco damselfishStegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler, 1944) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| whitebar gregoryStegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel & Müller, 1839) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stegastes baldwini Allen & Woods, 1980 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| beaubrummelStegastes flavilatus (Gill, 1862) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| beaugregoryStegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel, 1848) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blunt snout gregoryStegastes lividus (Forster, 1801) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bicolor damselfishStegastes partitus (Poey, 1868) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stegastes pictus (Castelnau, 1855) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| threespot damselfishStegastes planifrons (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cortez damselfishStegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clarion damselfishStegastes redemptus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ebony gregoryStegastes limbatus (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pomacentrus hamyi Rochebrune, 1880 Rochebrune, 1880 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jenyns, L. (1840). Fish. In: The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., During the Years 1832 to 1836., London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts. i–xvi + 1–172, Pls. 1–29. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4ZNN6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.