Sergeant-major
Abudefduf saxatilis
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The sergeant major lives on both sides of the tropical Atlantic, from the Americas to West Africa, mainly on shallow reefs. It forms large schools of hundreds of fish. It reaches about 23 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Abudefduf saxatilis
- Family
- Pomacentridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Order
- Ovalentaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Abudefduf ascensionis, Abudefduf caudobimaculatus, Abudefduf coelestinus, Abudefduf marginatus, Abudefduf saxiatilis, Abudefduf septemfasciatus, Abudefduf sexatilis, Abudefduf vaigiensis, Apogon quinquevittatus, Chaetodon marginatus, Chaetodon mauritii, Chaetodon sargoides, Chaetodon saxatilis, Glyphidodon saxatilis, Glyphisodon biniar
Origin
- Native region
- África, América do Norte, América do Sul, Europa
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 22.9 cm
- Lifespan
- 8 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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