Atlantic Sergeant Major
Abudefduf saxatilis
Yellowbelly damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
About
Adults inhabit lagoons, reef passages, and the outer reef slopes as solitary individuals or in small groups. Feed on copepods, amphipods, mysids, fish eggs, crustacean larvae, and a small portion of algae .
Also known as: white-belly damsel, white-breasted sergeant, white-breasted sergeant-major, whitebelly devil, whitebelly damselfish, yellowbelly damselfish, yellowbelly devil, whitebelly damsel, white-belly damsel, yellowbelly devil, whitebelly damselfish, white-breasted sergeant, golden-scaled damsel-fish, white-breasted sergeant-major, yellowbelly damselfish, whitebelly devil, golden-scaled damsel-fish, gold-scaled damsel-fish, whitebelly damsel
- Length
- 13 cm
- Depth
- up to 45 m
Appearance
Look for pectoral rays 16-17; lateral line tubed scales 14-17; colouration, silvery grey with paler scale centers and yellow belly, the anterior half of anal fin and anterior margin of soft dorsal fin and the upper and lower margins of caudal fin is blackish.
Habitat
Adults inhabit lagoons, reef passages, and the outer reef slopes as solitary individuals or in small groups.
Behaviour
Adults inhabit lagoons, reef passages, and the outer reef slopes as solitary individuals or in small groups.
Diet
Feed on copepods, amphipods, mysids, fish eggs, crustacean larvae, and a small portion of algae .
Did you know?
Males guard and aerate the eggs .
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