Often confused with the closely related Atlantic species Abudefduf saxatilis , the Indo-Pacific sergeant is pale in colour becoming yellowish above with five vertical black bars. Its ground colour becomes bluish during courtship. It reaches up to 20cm in length and tends to be found in groups. source: Wikipedia
The Indo-Pacific Sergeant can be recognised by its distinctive colour pattern. It has a white body with five black bars. It is usually yellow dorsally. The species can be separated from the similar-looking Scissortail Sergeant by the lack of black stripes on the caudal fin. source: Australian Museum Factsheets
The Indo-Pacific Sergeant has a white body with five black bars. The upper part of the body usually has a yellow tint. The tail is unmarked, unlike the similar Scissortail Sergeant which has a black stripe along each lobe of the tail. source: OZ Animals
| Tropical fish sightings on the Far South Coast NSW | |
| General comments: | Narooma |
| Common / Alternate Name: | Sargeant Major |
| Land / Aquatic: | Aquatic |
| RLS profile v3 | |
| Common_Name: | Sergeant major;Indo-Pacific sergeant |
| Invasive: | Not known to be invasive |
| Depth: | (0–17 m) |
| Commercial_Uses: | None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade |
| Threats: | No major threats to this species are known |
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to the Line islands and Japan to Australia |
| Diet: | Plankton, Algae |
| Abundance: | 13.236 |
| Max_size: | 200 mm |
| Frequency: | 1.751 |
| Range: | 1884.118 |
| IUCN_Threat_status: | Not assessed |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Abudefduf vaigiensis |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| Glyphisodon vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | |
| Published in: Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1825. Chapter 9. Poissons. Voyage Autour du Monde, entrepris par orde du Roi, sous le Ministère et conformément aux instructions de S. Exc. M. le Vicomte de Boucharge, secrétaire d'État au Département de la Marine exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendent les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820; publié sous les auspices de S.E.M. le Conte Corbière, secrétaire d'État de l'Intérieur, pour la partie historique et les sciences naturelles, et de S.E.M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Secrétaire d'État de la Marine et des Colonies, pour la partie nautique; par M. Louis Freycinet, etc pp. 712 pp. pp. 329-401 pls 43-65 | |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Indo-pacific Sergeant | |
| Sergeant Major | |
| Common Sergeant | |
| Five-banded Damsel-fish | |
| Five-banded Sergeant-major | |
| Common Sergeant, Five-banded Damsel-fish, Five-banded Sergeant-major. | |
| Five Finger | |
| Indo-Pacific Sergeant | |
| Scissortail Seargent | |
| Sergeants | |
| Yellowback Sergeant |
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