Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Beaubrummel

Stegastes flavilatus

Spanish: jaqueta de dos colores

Beaubrummel (Stegastes flavilatus)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Stegastes flavilatus, commonly known as beaubrummel, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, its range extends from Mexico, Baja California and the Gulf of California southwards to the Galapagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. It is found on rocky inshore reefs at depths ranging from 1 to 10 m (3 ft 3 in to 32 ft 10 in).

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Blenniiformes › Pomacentridae
Local records20 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records852 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2024 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Beaubrummel (Stegastes flavilatus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/stegastes-flavilatus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.