Acapulco damselfish

Acapulco damselfish, Acapulco major, Acapulco gregory

Stegastes acapulcoensis

Pomacentridae

Not known

maximum size: 18 cm

It lives near reefs, corals, and rocks in tropical and subtropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It can live up to 32 years. For reproduction, the males guard and aerate the eggs which are demersal and added to the substrate.

Feeds on turf-algae within its territories

The color changes while growing up from bright blue as a juvenile to brown with lighter on head and front of the body as an adult.

expected to see most of the year