Indo-Pacific sergeant

Indo-Pacific sergeant

Taxobox
name = Indo-Pacific sergeant


image_width = 240px
image_caption = photographed near Taba
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Pomacentridae
genus = "Abudefduf"
species = "A. vaigiensis"
binomial = "Abudefduf vaigiensis"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)The Indo-Pacific sergeant may also be known as the Sergeant major although this name is usually reserved for the closely related species Abudefduf saxatilis.

Range

The Indo-Pacific sergeant is found from the Red Sea to South Africa, as far as Southeast Australia and South Japan. FishBase_species|genus=Abudefduf|species=vaigiensis|year=2007|month=5] Recently also found in the Mediterranean.Siliotti, A. (2002) "fishes of the red sea" Verona, Geodia ISBN 88-87177-42-2]

Description

Often confused with the closely related Atlantic species Abudefduf saxatilis, the Indo-Pacific sergeant is pale in colour becoming yellowish above with five vertical black bars. Its ground colour becomes bluish during courtship. It reaches up to 20cm in length and tends to be found in groups.

Diet

Zooplankton or benthic algae.Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) "Coral reef guide; Red Sea" London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2]

Habitat

Tide pools

Hazards to humans

There have been reports of ciguatera poisoning from this fish.

References


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