Pearly sergeant

Abudefduf margariteus

Not Evaluated Saltwater

Chiều dài tối đa

16,0 cm

Màu sắc

Pearly-white to pale silver body …

Phạm vi độ sâu

2-8m

Họ

Pomacentridae

Giới thiệu

A pearly-white sergeant damselfish with faint vertical bars from the Pacific Ocean. Inhabits exposed reef margins and rocky substrates at 1-10m. Feeds on plankton and benthic algae; forms loose aggregations.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	16,0 cm
Phạm vi độ sâu	2-8m

Coloration

Pearly-white to pale silver body with 5 narrower dark bars; a subtle iridescent pearlescent quality to the scales; upper body with a faint bluish-white sheen; fins translucent to pale; more slender than sergeant major.

Habitat & Distribution

Coral reefs

Loại nước

Saltwater

Phạm vi độ sâu

2-8m

Phân bố địa lý

Western central Pacific including Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia, from Palau and the Marshall Islands east to Tonga and Samoa. Inhabits shallow exposed rocky and coral reef habitats and wave-battered outer reef margins.

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Tính ăn được và ẩm thực

Hương vị

A small Pacific sergeant damselfish; not consumed. Found around coral and rocky reefs of the Central and Eastern Pacific; no culinary tradition or commercial fishery interest.

Taxonomy

Bộ	Perciformes (Perch-like fishes)
Họ	Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Loài	Abudefduf margariteus

Câu hỏi thường gặp

Can you eat Pearly sergeant?

A small Pacific sergeant damselfish; not consumed. Found around coral and rocky reefs of the Central and Eastern Pacific; no culinary tradition or commercial fishery interest.

How big does Pearly sergeant get?

Pearly sergeant can grow up to 16.0 cm long.

Where is Pearly sergeant found?

What family does Pearly sergeant belong to?

Pearly sergeant (Abudefduf margariteus) belongs to the family Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) in the order Perciformes (Perch-like fishes).