night sergeant

Abudefduf taurus

A husky fish of wave swept ledges and tide pools

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Abudefduf taurus, commonly known as the night sergeant, is a species of damselfish in the genus Abudefduf. The species was originally described by Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel in 1848. It is a large damselfish, reaching 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in total length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Abudefduf
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Caribbean Sea. Reported from northern South America (Ref. 5217 ). Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and from Senegal to Angola.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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