Blackspot Sergeant

Abudefduf sordidus

Black-spot Sergeant
Black-spot Sergeant-major
Gray Damselfish
Kūpīpī
Samok-samok
Sergeants

Abudefduf sordidus, commonly known as the blackspot sergeant or kūpīpī in Hawaii, is a large solitary damselfish in the family Pomacentridae native to the tropical Indo-Pacific.

At a glance

Habitatreef

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderOvalentaria incertae sedis
FamilyPomacentridae
GenusAbudefduf

Where and when

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

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Sightings by month

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Seasonality reflects when records were logged, not abundance — popular dive seasons influence the shape. Coverage for Blackspot Sergeant improves as more divers log dives.

More in Pomacentridae

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