Abudefduf

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Abudefduf Higher classification Pomacentridae Order Perciformes		Family Pomacentridae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

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

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

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 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)

References

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Abudefduf fish at sharjah aquarium

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