The Scissortail Sergeant is white with five black bands on the body. It has a dark longitudinal stripe on both lobes of the caudal fin. source: Australian Museum Factsheets
The Scissortail Sergeant is a white fish with five vertical black bands on the body. The tail has two lobes with a dark stripe along each lobe. They are often seen in large groups. source: OZ Animals
| Tropical fish sightings on the Far South Coast NSW | |
| Land / Aquatic: | Aquatic |
| General comments: | Merimbula |
| Common / Alternate Name: | Scissor-Tail Sargeant |
| RLS profile v3 | |
| Commercial_Uses: | None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade |
| Invasive: | Not known to be invasive |
| Common_Name: | Scissor tail sergeant;Scissortail Sergeant; scissor-tail sergeant |
| Frequency: | 4.548 |
| Threats: | No major threats to this species are known |
| IUCN_Threat_status: | Not assessed |
| Diet: | Plankton, Algae |
| Range: | 2064.061 |
| Max_size: | 160 mm |
| Depth: | (0–18 m) |
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to Tuamoto Islands and Japan to Rapa islands. |
| Abundance: | 15.871 |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Abudefduf sexfasciatus |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| Labrus sexfasciatus Lacépède, 1801 | |
| Published in: Lacépède, B.G. 1801. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 3 pp. 558 pp. 34 pls | |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Scissor-tail Sergeant | |
| Scissortail Sergeant | |
| Six-banded Sergeant-major | |
| Stripe-tailed Damsel-fish | |
| Sergeant Major | |
| Sergeants | |
| Six-barred Sergeant-major | |
| Stripetail Damsel | |
| Stripetailed Damselfish | |
| Striptailed Damselfish |
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