Dusky Farmerfish

Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède 1802)

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Stegastes nigricans (Dusky Farmerfish) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family damselfishes. Individuals can grow to 12.5 cm.

EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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12.5 cm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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9 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Madagascar
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1062947
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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atoll
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000166
- Definition: An oceanic island, often having a characteristic ring-like shape surrounding a lagoon. Atolls are formed when coral reef grows around a volcanic island that later subsides into the ocean.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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http//purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000049
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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0.15 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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29.336 degrees celsius
wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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77 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of dusky farmerfish. View this species on GBIF

Mark Rosenstein cc-by-nc-sa-4.0