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''abu'', "the one with"; and ''def'', "side", and the intensive plural ending ''-duf''. The name thus means "the one with prominent sides".

General biology

The approximately 20 species of ''Abudefduf'' may be divided into planktivores and benthivores and three broadly pantropical clades. Two of the ''Abudefduf'' clades are primarily benthivorous and a third clade is composed of planktivores and is the most species-rich. Most diversification has occurred in the last 10 million years within this genus across all clades.Youtube <> Creatures section, Damselfish - Author:Sublanding Fish

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Species

The following 21 species are recognized in the genus ''Abudefduf'': * '' Abudefduf abdominalis'' ( Quoy &

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, 1825) (Green damselfish) * '' Abudefduf bengalensis'' (

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, 1787) (Bengal sergeant) * '' Abudefduf caudobimaculatus'' Okada & Ikeda, 1939Wibowo, Kunto & Toda, Minoru & Motomura, Hiroyuki. (2017). Validity of Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada and Ikeda 1939 and synonymies of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae). Ichthyological Research. 65. 10.1007/s10228-017-0594-3. * '' Abudefduf concolor'' ( T. N. Gill, 1862) * ''

Abudefduf conformis ''Abudefduf'' also known as the sergeant-majors is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. The name is from Arabic ''abu'', "the one with"; and ''def'', "side", and the intensive plural ending ''-duf''. The name thus means "the one with pr ...

'' J. E. Randall & Earle, 1999 * '' Abudefduf declivifrons'' ( T. N. Gill, 1862) (Mexican nightsergeant) * '' Abudefduf hoefleri'' (

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, 1881) (African sergeant) * '' Abudefduf lorenzi'' Hensley & G. R. Allen, 1977 (Black-tail sergeant) * '' Abudefduf margariteus'' (

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, 1830) (Pearly sergeant) * ''

Abudefduf natalensis ''Abudefduf'' also known as the sergeant-majors is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. The name is from Arabic ''abu'', "the one with"; and ''def'', "side", and the intensive plural ending ''-duf''. The name thus means "the one with pr ...

'' Hensley & J. E. Randall, 1983 (Natal sergeant) * '' Abudefduf nigrimargo'' Wibowo, Koeda, Muto & Motomura, 2018 (Black margined-scale sergeant) * '' Abudefduf notatus'' ( F. Day, 1870) (Yellowtail sergeant) * ''

Abudefduf saxatilis The sergeant major or píntano (''Abudefduf saxatilis'') is a species of damselfish. It grows to a maximum length of about . Distribution and habitat ''Abudefduf saxatilis'' is found in the Atlantic Ocean. Populations in the western part of the ...

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Abudefduf septemfasciatus ''Abudefduf septemfasciatus'', commonly known as the banded sergeant, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. The species is native to the Indo-Pacific and can reach 23 cm (9.1 inches) in total length. Habitat and ecology ''Abu ...

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, 1830) (Banded sergeant) * ''

Abudefduf sexfasciatus The scissortail sergeant or striptailed damselfish (''Abudefduf sexfasciatus'') is a large damselfish. It earns its name from the black-striped tail and sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant, being similar to those ...

'' ( Lacépède, 1801) (Scissortail sergeant) * '' Abudefduf sordidus'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Blackspot sergeant) * '' Abudefduf sparoides'' ( Quoy &

, 1825) (False-eye sergeant) * '' Abudefduf taurus'' ( Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Night sergeant) * '' Abudefduf troschelii'' ( T. N. Gill, 1862) (Panamic sergeant-major) * '' Abudefduf vaigiensis'' ( Quoy &

, 1825) (Indo-Pacific sergeant) * '' Abudefduf whitleyi'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974 (Whitley's sergeant)

Gallery

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'' File:Abudefduf sordidus Réunion.jpg, '' Abudefduf sordidus'' File:Abudefduf sparoides Réunion.JPG, '' Abudefduf sparoides'' File:Pomacentridae - Abudefduf troschelii.JPG, '' Abudefduf troschelii'' File:Abudefduf vaigiensis.jpg, '' Abudefduf vaigiensis''

References

Pomacentrinae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Peter Forsskål {{Pomacentridae-stub