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Blackspot sergeant
Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
AnimalsDemoiselles, castagnoles, sergeant fish...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- grey damselBritish English
- Yellow-banded sergeant British English
- Sortplettet sergentfiskDanish (Denmark)
- Sergent-major à tache noireFrench (France)
- Boeteur rocheFrench (France)
- Sergente dalla macchiaItalian (Italy)
- KupipiEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Abudefduf tridentatus
- Chaetodon sordidus
- Glyphidodon leucopleura
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, BODILIS Pascaline in : DORIS, 02/02/2020 : Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2108
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1891
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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