Biology:Abudefduf
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Abudefduf is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. They are also known as the sergeant-majors The name Abudefduf comes from Arabic word ابو دفدوف abu, "the one with"; and def, "side", and the intensive plural ending -duf. Thus, the genus' name means "the one with prominent sides".[1]
General biology
The approximately 20 species of Abudefduf may be divided into planktivores and benthivores and three broadly pantropical clades.[2][3][4] Two of the Abudefduf clades are primarily benthivorous and a third clade is composed of planktivores and is the most species-rich. Most diversification has occurred in the last 10 million years within this genus across all clades.[5][6]
In their native environment, sergeant majors are very abundant, often being one of the dominant species in a locale.[7][8][9][10] Research indicates that some Abudefduf species are undergoing range expansion towards more temperate waters in Australia.[11][12]
Species
The following 21 species are recognized in the genus Abudefduf:[13]
- Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Hawaiian sergeant)
- Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) (Bengal sergeant)
- Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda, 1939[14] (Okinawa sergeant)
- Abudefduf concolor (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Dusky sergeant)
- Abudefduf conformis J. E. Randall & Earle, 1999
- Abudefduf declivifrons (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Mexican nightsergeant)
- Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) (African sergeant)
- Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & G. R. Allen, 1977 (Black-tail sergeant)
- Abudefduf margariteus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Pearly sergeant)
- Abudefduf natalensis Hensley & J. E. Randall, 1983 (Natal sergeant)
- Abudefduf nigrimargo Wibowo, Koeda, Muto & Motomura, 2018 (Black margined-scale sergeant)
- Abudefduf notatus (F. Day, 1870) (Yellowtail sergeant)
- Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sergeant-major)
- Abudefduf septemfasciatus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Banded sergeant)
- Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Scissortail sergeant)
- Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775) (Blackspot sergeant)
- Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (False-eye sergeant)
- Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Night sergeant)
- Abudefduf troschelii (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Panamic sergeant-major)
- Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Indo-Pacific sergeant)
- Abudefduf whitleyi G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974 (Whitley's sergeant)
Gallery
References
- ↑ "International Code of Zoological Nomenclature". http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/index.jsp?article=30.
- ↑ Hensley (1978). Revision of the Indo-West Pacific species of Abudefduf (Pisces: Pomacentridae) (PhD thesis). University of South Florida.
- ↑ Aguilar-Medrano, Rosalía; Barber, Paul H. (2015-12-17). "Ecomorphological diversification in reef fish of the genus Abudefduf (Percifomes, Pomacentridae)" (in en). Zoomorphology 135 (1): 103–114. doi:10.1007/s00435-015-0291-6. ISSN 0720-213X.
- ↑ Frédérich, Bruno; Sorenson, Laurie; Santini, Francesco; Slater, Graham J.; Alfaro, Michael E. (January 2013). "Iterative Ecological Radiation and Convergence during the Evolutionary History of Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)" (in en). The American Naturalist 181 (1): 94–113. doi:10.1086/668599. ISSN 0003-0147. PMID 23234848. Bibcode: 2013ANat..181...94F. http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/136861.
- ↑ Campbell, Matthew A.; Robertson, D. Ross; Vargas, Marta I.; Allen, Gerald R.; McMillan, W.O. (2018-08-14). "Multilocus molecular systematics of the circumtropical reef-fish genus Abudefduf (Pomacentridae): history, geography and ecology of speciation" (in en). PeerJ 6. doi:10.7717/peerj.5357. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 30128183.
- ↑ Youtube <<Advance Marine Aquarium>> Creatures section, Damselfish - Author:Sublanding Fish[2020-06-19]
- ↑ Eggertsen, L.; Hammar, L.; Gullström, M. (9 November 2016). "Effects of tidal current-induced flow on reef fish behaviour and function on a subtropical rocky reef". Marine Ecology Progress Series 559: 175–192. doi:10.3354/meps11918. Bibcode: 2016MEPS..559..175E. https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2016/559/m559p175.pdf. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ Villegas-Hernández, H.; Novelo-Ríos, E.; Fuentes-Dantorie, K.; Guillén-Hernández, S.; González-Salas, C.; Pech-Puch, D.; Díaz-Gamboa, R.; Poot-López, G. (2022). "Life-history traits facilitate the population success of the sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758, Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in the Caribbean Sea". Marine Biology Research 18 (3–4): 230–251. doi:10.1080/17451000.2022.2117827. Bibcode: 2022MBioR..18..230V.
- ↑ Paula, Yuri Cruz de; Schiavetti, Alexandre; Sampaio, Cláudio L. S.; Calderon, Emiliano (August 2018). "The effects of fish feeding by visitors on reef fish in a Marine Protected Area open to tourism". Biota Neotropica 18 (3). doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2017-0339.
- ↑ Moussa, Rakamaly Madi (2018). "Are mangroves important for reef fish on Mayotte Island (Indian Ocean)?". Cybium 42 (4): 327–340. doi:10.26028/cybium/2018-424-004. https://sfi-cybium.fr/sites/default/files/pdfs-cybium/6-Madi%20Moussa%20IPFC-7%20%5BCybium%202018,%20424%5D327-340_0.pdf. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ Pearce, Alan; Hutchins, Barry; Hoschke, Alex; Fearns, Peter (November 2016). "Record high damselfish recruitment at Rottnest Island, Western Australia, and the potential for climate-induced range extension". Regional Studies in Marine Science 8 (1): 77–88. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2016.09.009. Bibcode: 2016RSMS....8...77P.
- ↑ Monaco, Cristián J.; Nagelkerken, Ivan; Booth, David J.; Figueira, Will F.; Gillanders, Bronwyn M.; Schoeman, David S.; Bradshaw, Corey J. A. (24 November 2020). "Opposing life stage-specific effects of ocean warming at source and sink populations of range-shifting coral-reef fishes". Animal Ecology 90 (3): 615–627. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13394.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Abudefduf in FishBase. October 2022 version.
- ↑ Wibowo, Kunto & Toda, Minoru & Motomura, Hiroyuki. (2017). Validity of Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada and Ikeda 1939 and synonymies of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae). Ichthyological Research. 65. 10.1007/s10228-017-0594-3.
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