Abudefduf sordidus

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Overview

Family : Damselfishes ; Inhabits rocky lagoons , reef flat shorelines and piers subject to mild surge; juveniles are common in tide pools . Occasionally forms schools. Feeds on algae, crustaceans and other invertebrates during the day. Highly territorial (Ref. 9710). Utilized as a food fish by the Hawaiians (Ref. 7364).

Common Names

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Description

Family Pomacentridae

Chiefly marine ; rare in brackish water. All tropical seas , mainly Indo-Pacific . One nostril on each side of head ; double nostrils in some species of Chromis and Dascyllus. Body usually deep and compressed . Small mouth . Incomplete and interrupted lateral line. Anal fin with usually 2 spines, very rarely 3. No palatine teeth . About 35 cm maximum length . Coloration variable with individuals and with locality for the same species. Many species are highly territorial herbivores, omnivores , or planktivores . Damselfishes lay elliptical demersal eggs that are guarded by the males. Included are the anemonefishes (Amphiprioninae), which live in close association with large sea anemones. Damsels are among the hardiest aquariumfishes, but some species are extremely aggressive. Poma- = opercle, centron = spine, (refers to pointed margin of opercle); amphi- (gr.) = on both sides, prion = saw, (refers to serrate opercles)The family Pomacentridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 28 genera and 321 species. It may be found in Marine and Brackish environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, poma, -atos = cover , operculum + Greek, kentron = sting

Habitat

May be found at depths of 0 to 3 meters.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,737 meters (0 to -22,103 feet).Mean = -1,237.360 meters (-4,059.580 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,675.800 based on 551 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Biology

Migration

Non-migratory.

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Glyphidodon adenensis G�nther, 1867
2. Glyphisodon geant Li�nard, 1829
3. Glyphisodon gigas Li�nard, 1839

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
2. Abudefduf tridentatus Clark, 1938
3. Chaetodon sordidus Forsskål, 1775
4. Chaetodon sordidus Forssk�l, 1775
5. Glyphidodon leucopleura Day, 1877

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Abudefduf

There are approximately 55 species in this genus:

A. abdominalis (Banded Damselfish) · A. abudefduf · A. affinis · A. amabilis · A. anabatoides · A. antjerius · A. barffi · A. behni · A. bengalensis (Bengal Sergeant) · A. bicolor · A. cochinensis · A. concolor (Dusky Seargent) · A. conformis · A. coracimus · A. declivifrons (Mexican Night Sergeant) · A. hoefleri (African Sergeant) · A. jenkinsi · A. johnstonianus · A. leucopomus · A. lorenzi (Black-Tail Sergeant) · A. luridus (Canary Damsel) · A. manikfani · A. margariteus (Pearly Sergeant) · A. natalensis (Fourbar Damsel) · A. nigripinnis syntypes · A. notatus (Dusky Damsel) · A. oxyodon · A. septemfasciatus · A. palmeri · A. plagiometopon · A. robustus · A. saxatalis · A. saxatilis (Damsel Fish) · A. saxatilis saxatilis · A. saxatilis vaigiensis (Damsel Fish) · A. saxatillis · A. saxatilus · A. septemfasciatus (Banded Sergeant) · A. vaigiensis · A. sexfaciatus · A. sexfasciatus (Scissor-Tail Sergeant) · A. sordidas · A. sordidus (Black-Spot Sergeant) · A. sparoides (False-Eye Damsel) · A. taurus (Dovetail) · A. theresae · A. trilineatus · A. troscheli (Panamic Sergeant Major) · A. troschelii (Pacific Sergeant Major) · A. unimaculatus · A. vagiensis · A. vaigiensis (Five-Banded Sergeant-Major) · A. whitleyi (Whitley's Seargent) · A. xanthurus · A. conformis

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 71 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase, FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bishop Museum Data
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
• Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center, Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486226
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25764
• Fishbase Species ID: 5689
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13544443
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 170049
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101058

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