Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10. Body gray with 4-5 narrow whitish bars. The suborbital often separated from preopercle; it is clearly demarcated by free lower edge, but sometimes partly attached to cheek with its lower border obscured by scales.

Common Names

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Mexikansk sergentfisk , Danish , Denmark

Mexican night sergeant , English , Mexico

Mexican nightsergeant , English , Mexico

Petaca mexicana , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Abudefduf

Species: Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill, 1862)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Acapulco, Mexico.

Biology

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Found in rocky reefs exposed to surge (Ref. 11482). 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