WoRMS taxon details
Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802)
218849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218849)
accepted
Species
Abudefduf tamaii Aoyagi, 1941 · unaccepted
Abudefduf tsamaii Aoyagi, 1941 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Eupomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Parapomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Pomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Pomacentrus scolopseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus scolopsis Günther, 1862 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus subniger De Vis, 1885 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus taeniops Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted
Segastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 332, 367 [details]
page(s): 332, 367 [details]
Description A schooling and territorial species which inhabits reef flats and lagoon reefs. Frequently occurs in colonies associated...
Description A schooling and territorial species which inhabits reef flats and lagoon reefs. Frequently occurs in colonies associated with live or dead branching staghorn coral (@Acropora@). Feeds on algae, gastropods, sponges, and copepods. They attack human intruders without hesitation, sometimes taking painful nips. Particularly aggressive during reproductive periods. The species emit clicking noises during aggressive encounters. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218849 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Abudefduf tamaii Aoyagi, 1941) Aoyagi, H. (1941). The damsel fishes found in the waters of Japan. <em>Biogeographica, Tokyo.</em> 4 (1): 157-279, 2-3, 11-23. [details]
original description (of Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 332, 367 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus scolopsis Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus taeniops Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 423 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 332, 367 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus scolopsis Günther, 1862) Günther, A. (1862). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum, London.</em> 4: i-xxi + 1-534., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9419277 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus taeniops Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 423 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description A schooling and territorial species which inhabits reef flats and lagoon reefs. Frequently occurs in colonies associated with live or dead branching staghorn coral (@Acropora@). Feeds on algae, gastropods, sponges, and copepods. They attack human intruders without hesitation, sometimes taking painful nips. Particularly aggressive during reproductive periods. The species emit clicking noises during aggressive encounters. [details]
To Barcode of Life (76 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacentrus subniger De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus scolopseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus taeniops Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus scolopsis Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Eupomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stegastes nigricans)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Abudefduf tamaii Aoyagi, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Segastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Abudefduf tsamaii Aoyagi, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Eupomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus subniger De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus taeniops Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus scolopsis Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus scolopseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase images (Stegastes nigricans, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (125 nucleotides; 71 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (125 nucleotides; 71 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stegastes nigricans USNM 435133 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stegastes nigricans USNM 439555 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacentrus subniger De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus scolopseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus taeniops Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus scolopsis Günther, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Eupomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stegastes nigricans)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Abudefduf tamaii Aoyagi, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Segastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Abudefduf tsamaii Aoyagi, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Eupomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus subniger De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus taeniops Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus scolopsis Günther, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus nigricans (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus scolopseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase images (Stegastes nigricans, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (125 nucleotides; 71 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus nigricans Lacepède, 1802)
To GenBank (125 nucleotides; 71 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stegastes nigricans USNM 435133 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stegastes nigricans USNM 439555 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
