Species ID
View AllIndo-Pacific Sergeant
( Abudefduf vaigiensis )
Description
Other names
Sergeant Major, Five-banded Sergeant-major, Five-banded Damsel-fish, Common Sergeant
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Pomacentridae (damselfishes and clownfishes)
- Can grow to 20cm in length
- Distinguished by the lack of stripes on the caudal fin (tail)
- Easily mistaken for Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
- Omnivores
- Occupy the mid-water column
- Common in shoals
- Frequents coastal and offshore shallow reef environments
