Stegastes nigricans territory

Stegastes nigricans is one of several farmer fish common on Guam. The algal turf "farm" can be seen on the coral (Porites rus) branches in the foreground compared to the background. Image 1035. Published as Fig. 18.3 in Lobban & Jordan, 2010, Chapter 18 in Smol & Stoermer The Diatoms: Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences, 2nd ed., pp. 346-356. (c) Cambridge University Press, used with permission.

Collection

Chris Lobban, ID: GU44

Geographic Region

Guam

Site

GU 44, GagGab reef

13.4427° N, 144.6428° E

Projects This Photo is Associated With

Western Pacific Diatoms Project

Last Updated

Added by Chris Lobban on February 13, 2009, 5:05 am
Last Edited by Chris Lobban on July 26, 2010, 10:18 pm