Blackspot sergeant
Characteristics
- Highly territorial.
- Males are responsible for guarding and aerating eggs.
- During courtship, males become more contrasted in body colour and are known to produce sounds to attract females.
Description
- Body greyish to olive with six to seven vertical grey bars.
- A single black spot on upper caudal peduncle.
- Juveniles are paler in body colour.
Common Name: Blackspot sergeant
Family Common Name: Damselfishes
Family: Pomacentridae
Scientific Name: Abudefduf sordidus ___(Forsskål, 1775)
Genus: Abudefduf
Maximum Length: 24 cm (Total Length)
