Scissortail Sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
commonblackwhitebandedterritorialsmallreef
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 22 cm
- Depth
- 1-20 m
- Family
- Pomacentridae
The scissortail sergeant or striptailed damselfish is a large damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It earns its name from the black-striped tail and sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant, being similar to those of the sergeant major damselfish. It grows to a length of about 16 centimetres (6.3 in). Scissortail sergeants live on coral reefs at depths of up to 15 metres (50 ft) in tropical reaches, often living in a group surrounding a single head of coral. They are found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea.
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