Stegastes fuscus, the dusky damselfish, is a species of bony fish in the family Pomacentridae found near the seabed in shallow waters on the western fringes of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brazilian 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 imbricatus
- Stegastes rectifraenum
- Pomacentrus tripunctatus
- Stegastes acapulcoensis
- Stegastes adustus
- Pomacentrus wardi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Stegastes
- Species
- Stegastes fuscus
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