Abudefduf saxatilis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names
English : Sergeant-major
French : Sergent-Major des Antilles

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Ovalentaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Pomacentridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a total length of 22 cm for a weight around 200 g. Coloration silvery grey, becoming white on belly. Presence of five broad vertical black bars on flanks. Upper flanks have a slight yellow tinge.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, east around African coasts and Cape Verde, west from USA to Uruguay and Caribbean sea. Mostly found over shallow reef tops and tide pools, down to 20 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : Probably the commonest damselfish in tropical Atlantic Ocean. It faces no known threats at this time.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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