Scientific Name	Stegastes obreptus   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	(Whitley, 1948)	Depth	2 - 10M
Chinese	斑棘高身雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑棘眶鋸雀鯛
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Monte Bello Is., Western Australia.
Synonyms	Pomacentrus obreptus
Reference	Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057344.
Common Name	Western gregory
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-16; Anal rays II, 12-14; pectoral rays 19-20; lateral-line scales 19-21; body depth 1.7-2.1 times in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle well serrated, subopercle smooth. Both jaws with uniserial teeth. Upper and lower lobes of caudal fin without filamentous posterior rays. Body generally brown to nearly black; paler ventrally; lips dusky brown; margin of scales on sides with blackish streak, appearing as series of transverse bands; few small blue spots scattered on head and sides. Finsdark brown grading to smoky gray distally; pelvic and anal fins bright blue anteriorly.
habitats	Occurs close to shore in rocky or dead reef areas where visibility is often reduced due to silting and wave action. Territorial, maintains and 'weeds' filamentous algae patches growing on dead coral.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacificfrom Ryukyu Islands, encompassing the Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Western Australia north of Abrolhos Islands; reaching eastward along the northern margin of the tropical Indian Ocean to Sri Lanka and India; very rare and only
Utility	No commercial value.