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Dusky damselfish

Stegastes adustus (Troschel, 1865)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dusky damselfish (Stegastes adustus) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the dusky damselfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dusky damselfish live?

Not recorded

Is the dusky damselfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dusky damselfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusStegastes
  7. SpeciesStegastes adustus (Troschel, 1865)

Synonyms Eupomacentrus dorsopunicans, Eupomacentrus rubridorsalis, Pomacentrus adustus, Pomacentrus dorsopunicans, Pomacentrus obscuratus, Pomacentrus rubridorsalis, Stegastes dorsopunicans

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Scarlet-backed demoiselleEnglish
  • Damisel·la negraCatalan
  • Dunkler RiffbarschGerman
  • chopita prietaSpanish
  • Demoiselle bruneFrench
  • Donzela-dorso-de-melPortuguese
  • jaqueta prietaSpanish
  • Leopoldito LucioSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dusky damselfish

Other species in the same genus Stegastes.

Demoiselle

Stegastes fuscus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Beaugregory

Stegastes leucostictus

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Island major

Stegastes arcifrons

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dusky damselfish?

The dusky damselfish (Stegastes adustus) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dusky damselfish (Stegastes adustus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-damselfish

MLA

“Dusky damselfish (Stegastes adustus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-damselfish.

BibTeX
@misc{dusky_damselfish_2026,
  title = {Dusky damselfish (Stegastes adustus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-damselfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}