Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Scissortail Sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Scissortail Sergeant
Category: Sergeant Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Size: Up to 7 in. (19 cm)  
Depth: 3-45 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Red Sea, Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family) Damselfishes
      └Glyphisodontinae (Subfamily) Sergeant Damselfishes
       └Abudefduf (Genus)
        └A. sexfasciatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159289🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49401🔗

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