Scissortail Sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus

Samok-samok

Scissor-tail Sergeant

Scissortail Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major

Sergeants

Six-banded Sergeant-major

Scissortail Sergeant — (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY-NC

The scissortail sergeant or striptailed damselfish (Abudefduf sexfasciatus, family Pomacentridae) is a large damselfish. It earns its name from the black-striped tail and sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant, being similar to those of the Sergeant Major damselfish. It grows to a length of about 16 centimetres (6.3 in).

At a glance

Habitat	reef

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Teleostei
Order	Ovalentaria incertae sedis
Family	Pomacentridae
Genus	Abudefduf

Where and when

Sightings reported by divers and from open biodiversity records. Most often recorded in Jul.

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Taxonomy from WoRMS and GBIF. Occurrence records from GBIF. Photographs from iNaturalist under the licences shown. Diver sightings contributed by the DiveBuddy community.