Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Other Names: Common Sergeant, Five-banded Damsel-fish, Five-banded Sergeant-major, Sergeant Major
An Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis, at Flinders Reef, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Source: Dave Harasti / http://www.daveharasti.com/. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A bluish-green damselfish becoming silvery white below with five relatively broad bluish-black bars along the side, and a yellowish hue often on the upper head and side.
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Bray, D.J. 2023, Abudefduf vaigiensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/310
Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
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Distribution |
Busselton, northwards including offshore reefs of Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, to Mallacoota, Victoria, including reefs in the Coral Sea; also the Lord Howe Province and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea, and Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific: Red Sea and eastern Africa to Hawaii and the Line and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, and south to Australia. Inhabits the upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XIII,12-14; Anal fin II,11-13. Body depth 1.5-1.8 in SL; caudal fin forked. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates. |
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Etymology |
The species is named for the type locality, Pulau Waigeo, Indonesia. |
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Species Citation |
Glyphisodon vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825, Voyage Autour du Monde 1: 391.Type locality: Pulau Waigeo, Indonesia; Rauwak (as Iles des Papous). |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
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