Sergeant major (fish)

Sergeant major
A sergeant major swimming inshore at Phil Foster Park, Florida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Abudefduf
Species:
A. saxatilis
Binomial name
Abudefduf saxatilis
Synonyms
List
    • Chaetodon saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758
    • Glyphidodon saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Chaetodon marginatus Bloch, 1787
    • Abudefduf marginatus (Bloch, 1787)
    • Chaetodon mauritii Bloch, 1787
    • Glyphisodon moucharra Lacepède, 1802
    • Chaetodon sargoides Lacepède, 1802
    • Glyphisodon biniar Montrouzier, 1857
    • Apogon quinquevittatus Blyth, 1858
    • Abudefduf ascensionis Fowler, 1919

The sergeant major or píntano (Abudefduf saxatilis) is a species of damselfish. It grows to a maximum length of about 22.9 cm (9.0 in).

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