Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Color dark brown, becoming lighter ventrally. Six vertical stripes of about eye diameter in width on the sides, the first running from the top of the head and the sixth from the posterior base of the dorsal fin.

Common Names

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Mørk sergentfisk , Danish , Denmark

Dusky seargent , English , Australia

Night sergeant , English , Global

Chauffet de nuit , French , France

杂色豆娘鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

雜色豆娘魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Ayangue pardo , Spanish , Ecuador

Petaca , Spanish , Mexico

Petaca rebozada , Spanish , Spain

Tono , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Abudefduf

Species: Abudefduf concolor (Gill, 1862)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific: lower Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

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Adults inhabit rocky inshore reefs exposed to wave action (Ref. 9334). Omnivorous (Ref. 9334). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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associated