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Dusky gregory
Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802)
AnimalsDemoiselles, castagnoles, sergeant fish...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Dusky farmerfishBritish English
- Grégoire noirFrench (France)
- NégrillonFrench (France)
- Où le mot cafre désigne les réunionnais d'origine africaine)French (France)
- Poisson-cafre (à La RéunionFrench (France)
- Tu'u'u-moi (Samoa)Samoan (Samoa)
Other invalid scientific names
- Abudefduf tamaii
- Abudefduf tsamaii
- Eupomacentrus albofasciatus
- Eupomacentrus nigricans
- Holocentrus nigricans
- Parapomacentrus nigricans
- Pomacentrus lividus
- Pomacentrus nigricans
- Pomacentrus scolopseus
- Pomacentrus scolopsis
- Pomacentrus subniger
- Pomacentrus taeniops
- Segastes nigricans
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Sources
- BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 20/01/2019 : Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2841
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1907
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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