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Updated 9/13/2022
Family Pomacentridae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Abudefduf vaigiensis
Manana
Island, Oahu, 20 feet
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Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii, 15 feet |
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Nuptial male, Makapu'u, Oahu, 25 feet |
eggs (cropped) |
Guarding eggs, Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet
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Palau
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INDO-PACIFIC SERGEANT
Locally
common among Hawaiian Sergeants
near reef outcrops and ledges exposed to current where they feed upon
zooplankton. Breeding population became established during the late
1990's when juveniles among marine debris entered Hawaiian waters.
Silver with a blue or green cast and a bright yellow streak above, five
dark blue bars with the last completely crossing the caudal peduncle,
tail dark blue, and rounded snout. Nuptial males appear much
darker overall.. Nests are random patches of tiny brown eggs.
Hybrids have been observed between
this species and the endemic Hawaiian
Sergeant. Attains 7 inches. Red Sea to Japan, New
Zealand, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus. |
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