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Sargeant Major

Abudefduf saxatilis

Summary 3

The sergeant major or píntano (Abudefduf saxatilis, family Pomacentridae) is a large, colourful damselfish. It earns its name from its brightly striped sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military sergeant major. It grows to a length of about 15 cm (6 in).

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=50731&lvl=0

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/14233971@N04/8158210908/
  2. (c) Phil's 1stPix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/1stpix_diecast_dioramas/9794173846/
  3. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abudefduf_saxatilis
  4. (c) matbio, all rights reserved

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