Indo-Pacific sergeant
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[Photo] Abudefduf vaigiensis photographed in Taba. Date Apr 2007. Author Photo2222 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Photo2222

The Indo-Pacific sergeant may also be known as the Sergeant major although this name is usually reserved for the closely related species Abudefduf saxatilis.

Range
The Indo-Pacific sergeant is found from the Red Sea to South Africa, as far as Southeast Australia and South Japan. Recently also found in the Mediterranean.

Description
Often confused with the closely related Atlantic species Abudefduf saxatilis, the Indo-Pacific sergeant is pale in colour becoming yellowish above with five vertical black bars. Its ground colour becomes bluish during courtship. It reaches up to 20cm in length and tends to be found in groups.

Diet
Zooplankton or benthic algae.

Habitat
Juveniles are found in tidepools or under floating sargassum weed, whilst adults are found up to 12m deep.

Hazards to humans
There have been reports of ciguatera poisoning from this fish.

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