Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major
Abudefduf vaigiensis
The Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis) may also be known as the Sergeant major although this name is usually reserved for the closely related species Abudefduf saxatilis.
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 Sep.
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Seasonality reflects when records were logged, not abundance — popular dive seasons influence the shape. Coverage for Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major improves as more divers log dives.
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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.