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Bony fish

Blacktail Sergeant

Abudefduf lorenzi

Also known as: Blacktail Sergeant Major, Black-tailed Sergeant, Black-tailed Sergeant Major, Sergeant, Sergeant Major

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2017
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Overview

Found singly or in loose schools, over shallow protected waters, close to breakwaters, docks and coastal shorelines.

Damselfish are egg layers.
First they clear a site ready for a nest, then engage in a mating dance with rapid swimming and fin movements, during this time the males will often turn a shade or two darker and may display white blotches. Spawning occurs at dawn.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Pacific
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Found singly or in loose schools, over shallow protected waters, close to breakwaters, docks and coastal shorelines.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusAbudefduf
    7. speciesAbudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen, 1977

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)