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Stegastes arcifrons
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Stegastes
Species:	S. arcifrons
Binomial name
Stegastes arcifrons (Heller and Snodgrass, 1903)

Stegastes arcifrons, the island major or Galapagos gregory, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range extending from Costa Rica to the Cocos Islands, Malpelo Island, and the Galapagos Islands. It is found on rocky and coral reefs at depths ranging from 1 to 20 m (3 ft 3 in to 65 ft 7 in). It is common in many parts of its range, and its population appears to be stable. No particular threats have been identified, and the IUCN rates it as being of "Least Concern".

• In the Galapagos

References

1. ^ Allen, G.; Robertson, R.; Rivera, R.,Edgar, G.; Merlen, G.; Zapata, F.; Barraza, E. (2010). "Stegastes arcifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183530A8129476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183530A8129476.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
3. "Stegastes arcifrons (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903): Island major". FishBase. Retrieved 2014-01-08.

• IUCN Red List least concern species
• Stegastes
• Fish described in 1903
• Taxa named by Robert Evans Snodgrass
• Taxa named by Edmund Heller