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Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sergeant-major
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Common names: Isdang San Ramon, Kapal, Kapal
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Tubbataha Reefs (Ref. 57036). Abudefduf saxatilis is strictly an Atlantic species. It is replaced in the Indo-Pacific region by the closely related A. vaigiensis.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: White, A. and H. Calumpong, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sergeantmajor, Five finger, Coral fish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Glyphisodontinae
Etymology: Abudefduf: Arabic, abu = father; this fish is the leader of the reef against other species (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 58047), usually ? - 10 m (Ref. 86997).   Subtropical; 41°N - 37°S, 89°W - 14°E

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