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Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Indo-Pacific sergeant
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Philippines country information

Common names: Buring, Indo-pacific sergeant, Kikiringan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Rau, N. and A. Rau, 1980
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Romblon (Ref. 58652), Lanuza (Ref. 104756), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), San Juan, Batangas (Ref. 107854), Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf, Malalag Bay, Davao Gulf (Ref. 106380) and Pico de Loro Res, Nasugbu (Ref. 107853). Found in Cebu markets (Ref. 393). Also Ref. 48613, 53416, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P., 1980
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sergeant-major, Sergeants, Five-banded damselfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Glyphisodontinae
Etymology: Abudefduf: Arabic, abu = father; this fish is the leader of the reef against other species (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 30874).   Tropical; 36°N - 39°S, 26°E - 143°W

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