Cortez damselfish
Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Stegastes rectifraenum, commonly known as the Cortez damselfish or Cortez gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, its range including Baja California in Mexico, and the Gulf of California. It is found on rocky inshore reefs at depths ranging from 1 to 10 m (3 ft 3 in to 32 ft 10 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Stegastes rectifraenum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:38:57.549120+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862)
- Name authority
- (Gill, 1862)
- Common name
- Cortez damselfish
- 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 rectifraenum (Gill, 1862)
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 |
| Clarion damselfishStegastes redemptus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ebony gregoryStegastes limbatus (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stegastes rocasensis (Emery, 1972) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Stegastes rectifraneum (Gill, 1862) (Gill, 1862) | synonym |
| Pomacentrus analigutta Gill, 1862 Gill, 1862 | synonym |
| Pomacentrus rectifraenum Gill, 1862 Gill, 1862 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276680 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:4ZNNQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.