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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Abudefduf

Higher classification
  
Pomacentridae

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Pomacentridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Sergeant major, Indo‑Pacific sergeant, Scissortail sergeant, Banded damselfish

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Abudefduf also known as the sergeant-majors is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae.

Contents

The name is from Arabic abu, "the one with"; and def, "side", and the intensive plural ending -duf. So, the name means "the one with prominent sides".

Abudefduf Abudefduf vaigiensis

Abudefduf fish at sharjah aquarium


Species

There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:

Abudefduf Abudefduf Damsels the Sergeant Majors

  • Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Green damselfish)
  • Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) (Bengal sergeant)
  • Abudefduf concolor (T. N. Gill, 1862)
  • Abudefduf conformis J. E. Randall & Earle, 1999
  • Abudefduf declivifrons (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Mexican nightsergeant)
  • Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) (African sergeant)
  • Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & G. R. Allen, 1977 (Black-tail sergeant)
  • Abudefduf margariteus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Pearly sergeant)
  • Abudefduf natalensis Hensley & J. E. Randall, 1983 (Natal sergeant)
  • Abudefduf notatus (F. Day, 1870) (Yellowtail sergeant)
  • Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sergeant-major)
  • Abudefduf septemfasciatus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Banded sergeant)
  • Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Scissortail sergeant)
  • Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775) (Blackspot sergeant)
  • Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (False-eye sergeant)
  • Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Night sergeant)
  • Abudefduf troschelii (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Panamic sergeant-major)
  • Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Indo-Pacific sergeant)
  • Abudefduf whitleyi G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974 (Whitley's sergeant)

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    References

    Abudefduf Wikipedia
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