Abudefduf

Abudefduf, also known as the sergeant-majors, is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae.

The name is from the Arabic words abu ("the one with") and def ("side"), with the plural ending -duf. The name thus means "the one with prominent sides".

 General biology 
The approximately 20 species of Abudefduf may be divided into planktivores (plankton eaters) and benthivores (shellfish eaters), with three broadly tropical living clades (groups). Two of the Abudefduf clades are primarily benthivorous and a third clade (the most species-rich) is composed of planktivores. Most diversification (evolution into different classes) has occurred in the last 10 million years within this genus across all clades.Youtube <<Advance Marine Aquarium>> Creatures section, Damselfish - Author:Sublanding Fish[2020-06-19]

Species
The following 21 species are recognized in the genus Abudefduf:
 Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Green damselfish)
 Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) (Bengal sergeant)
 Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda, 1939Wibowo, 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. (Okinawa sergeant)
 Abudefduf concolor (T. N. Gill, 1862)    
 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)

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Category:Marine fish genera