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scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
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scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) specimen
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Pomacentridae

scissortail sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus

Six barred from the Red Sea to the Tuamotus

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

scissortail sergeant is a schooling marine fish found from the Red Sea to the Tuamotu Islands. Six dark bars cross its body.

Maximum length
19 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Pinda, Mozambique (Ref. 4391 ) and the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Not recorded from the Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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