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Pomacentridae
Natal sergeant
Abudefduf natalensis
Silver body dark head black tail guarding eggs in pairs
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Deep-bodied
MediumNatal sergeant is a marine fish of South African coastal reefs. Its silver body has a dark head and tail, and breeding pairs guard their eggs.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Blennies and Allies
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Abudefduf
- Maximum length
- 17 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar and South Africa (from Kwazulu to Transkei).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
