Family : Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Indo-Pacific sergeant
Fish Name : Abudefduf vaigiensis
Max size : 20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4391)
Environment : reef-associated; oceanodromous ; depth range 1 - 15 m
Climate : tropical; 36°N - 39°S
Global Importance : fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.85)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and eastern Africa to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Often confused with the closely related Atlantic species Abudefduf saxatilis (Ref. 7247). Replaced by Abudefduf abdominalis in the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 37816).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 11-13
Biology : Adults inhabit upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates (Ref. 1602). Often in aggregations (Ref. 9710), in large numbers at spawning sites that are timed with large tides that carry their pelagic offspring far offshore (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Olsen, D.A., D.W. Nellis and R.S. Wood. 1984
Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R.
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 7247)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses