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Abudefduf vaigiensis

A widespread damselfish found across the Indo-Pacific and possibly the Mediterranean.

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Abudefduf vaigiensis

Photo2222 · via Wikipedia: Indo-Pacific sergeant · CC BY-SA 3.0

This fish reaches a maximum length of 20 cm, with juveniles maturing at 12 cm.[1]

Scientific classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassActinopterygii
  4. DivisionTeleostei
  5. OrderBlenniiformes
  6. FamilyPomacentridae
  7. GenusAbudefduf
  8. SpeciesAbudefduf vaigiensis

Named by (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Close relatives

Other species of Abudefduf with a Codexery entry.

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Indo-Pacific sergeant (CC BY-SA 4.0) · differs from this box at order: WoRMS AphiaID 212879 (CC BY 4.0)

Conservation status

Least Concern (LC)

  1. LC▲ this species
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX
Population trend
Not held in our sources — see the assessment
Assessment published
2017

Source: IUCN Red List assessment · GBIF copy of the Red List category

Where the abudefduf vaigiensis has been recorded

Where the abudefduf vaigiensis has been recorded234 mapped locations from 11,165 GBIF occurrence records; marked places: Red Sea, Pacific OceanRed SeaPacific Ocean

Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (11,165 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 63 inland records left out (institution coordinates).

Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain) · place coordinates: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Quick Facts

Dorsal spines
13
Dorsal soft rays
11 to 14
Anal spines
2
Anal soft rays
11 to 13

Facts from the source article.

Biology and range

This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea.[2] Indian Ocean populations occur from eastern Africa to Australia.[2] Pacific Ocean populations range from the Gulf of Thailand to Hawaii.[2] It has likely been introduced via the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea.[2]

Coral reefs, tide pools, and rocky reefs are the habitats of adult individuals.[3] Large groups form, within which members either feed in midwater or guard their nests.[3] During spawning, males develop a bluer coloration and construct nests on rocks or coral ledges.[4] After females deposit eggs in the nests, males fertilize them and then protect and oxygenate the eggs until hatching.[4]

Ciguatera poisoning incidents have been linked to consumption of this fish.[5]

What the specialist sources record

GBIF also accepts this species and holds 13,132 occurrence records for it.[6] According to the World Register of Marine Species, the accepted species Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) is classified within the family Pomacentridae.[7] The similar species Abudefduf caudobimaculatus was once regarded as a synonym of Abudefduf vaigiensis.[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Indo-Pacific sergeant" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; ; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Indo-Pacific sergeant" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; "On the occurrence and identification of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the easternmost Mediterranean Sea", Aquatic Invasions, 2015, p. 101–105; Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Abudefduf vaigiensis). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_ (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Indo-Pacific sergeant" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Indo-Pacific sergeant" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Indo-Pacific sergeant" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
  6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Abudefduf vaigiensis (taxon key 2398634). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
  7. World Register of Marine Species, Abudefduf vaigiensis (AphiaID 212879). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Indo-Pacific sergeant" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bailly, Nicolas, "Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda, 1939", 2023-01-10; Wibowo, Kunto & Toda, Minoru & Motomura, Hiroyuki. (2017). Validity of Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada and Ikeda 1939 and synonymies of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Q (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Indo-Pacific sergeant (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

Related entries

Same family (Pomacentridae)

Amphiprion akallopisos Amphiprion akallopisosAmphiprion akindynos Amphiprion akindynosAmphiprion barberi Amphiprion barberiAmphiprion chagosensis Amphiprion chagosensisAmphiprion chrysogaster Amphiprion chrysogaster

Named in this entry

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Sources

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