Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Abudefduf troschelii
- Common name
- Panamic sergeant major
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Abudefduf
- Size
- 12–20 cm
- Depth
- 0–30 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky-reef
- Behaviours
- schooling, territorial
- Ocean zones
- Caribbean, Eastern Pacific
Description
Abudefduf troschelii reaches 20 cm. Eastern Pacific cousin of Abudefduf saxatilis (Atlantic, batch 17). Silver-white body with 5 distinctive black vertical bands on flanks, yellow-gold back. Lives in active schools from 0 to 30 m on coastal rocky and coral reefs from Gulf of California to Peru. Opportunistic omnivore feeding on algae and plankton. Males guard demersal spawn (purple eggs). Very curious, follows divers. Accessible and common photo subject of Sea of Cortez dives.
Photo of Panamic sergeant major
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Panamic sergeant major?
- Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii) reaches 12–20 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Panamic sergeant major?
- Panamic sergeant major is found between 0–30 m deep.
- Is the Panamic sergeant major dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Panamic sergeant major?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Panamic sergeant major?
- Found in: Caribbean, Eastern Pacific.
Other species in the genus Abudefduf
- Abudefduf luridus - Canary damsel
- Abudefduf concolor - Unicolored Sergeant Major
- Abudefduf saxatilis - Sergeant major (Atlantic)
- Abudefduf vaigiensis - Indo-Pacific sergeant
Other species in the family Pomacentridae
- Chromis chromis - Mediterranean damselfish
- Amphiprion bicinctus - Two-band anemonefish
- Amphiprion ocellaris - False clownfish
- Chromis cyanea - Blue chromis
- Stegastes partitus - Bicolor damselfish
- Amphiprion akallopisos - Skunk clownfish
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 273702)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2398672)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia