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Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Pomacentridae
genus
Abudefduf
species
Abudefduf sexfasciatus

Name

Synonyms
Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier, 1830)
Glyphidodon caelestinus Cuvier, 1830
Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830
Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801
Homonyms
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Common names
Scissortail Sergeant in English
Sergent-major à queue en ciseaux in French
api tore tore (Rurutu) in language.
api, kotimu, tukupahi in language.
apiapi in language.
mamo in language.
mamo in Tahitian
scissortail sergeant in English
striptailed damselfish in English
ロクセンスズメダイ in Japanese
Scissortail Sergeant in English
Boeteur Carreaux in French
Scissor-tail Sergeant in English
Sergeant Major in English
Sergeants in English
Sergent Major in French
Six-barred Sergeant-major in English
Stripetail Damsel in English
scissortail sergeant in English
scissortail sergeant in English
ロクセンスズメダイ in Japanese
ロクセンスズメダイ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  4. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  5. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
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  7. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  8. Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em>
  9. Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em>
  10. Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33.
  11. Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33.
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