Sergeant major (fish)

Sergeant major
A sergeant major swimming inshore at Phil Foster Park, Florida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Abudefduf
Species:
A. saxatilis
Binomial name
Abudefduf saxatilis
Synonyms
  • 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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