Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13.

Common Names

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Afrikansk sergentfisk , Danish , Denmark

African sergeant , English , Australia

二色光鰓魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

二色光鳃鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

霍氏豆娘魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

霍氏豆娘鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Abudefduf

Species: Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Benin (Ref. 10797), including Cape Verde, Ilheu das Rolas, and São Tomé.

Biology

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Littoral species that inhabit rocky reefs (Ref. 10797). 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