About Stegastes apicalis (De Vis, 1885)
This species is currently classified as Stegastes apicalis (De Vis, 1885), and was previously described under the scientific name Plectroglyphidodon apicalis. It is a damselfish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, and is commonly called the Australian gregory or yellowtip gregory. It is native to the Western Pacific Ocean, where it is found along the east coast of Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and New South Wales. It has also been recorded from Taiwan and Ouvéa Island in the Loyalty Islands. The body of this fish is dark brown, with red or yellow margins along the caudal and dorsal fins. Its dark brown color comes from melanosomes that contain some pheomelanin, unlike most fish species, whose melanin is primarily eumelanin.
