Cortez Damselfish

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).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cortez Damselfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Stegastes fuscus
• Stegastes imbricatus
• Stegastes acapulcoensis
• Pomacentrus tripunctatus
• Plectroglyphidodon obreptus
• Stegastes beebei

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Blenniiformes

Family

Pomacentridae

Genus

Stegastes

Species

Stegastes rectifraenum

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