Description

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

Common Names

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Pearly sergeant , English , Australia

Pearly sergeant , English , Micronesia

珍珠豆娘魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

珍珠豆娘鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Abudefduf

Species: Abudefduf margariteus (Cuvier, 1830)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: known only from Mauritius and Reunion.

Biology

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Adults inhabit coastal coral reefs with moderate wave action (Ref. 9710). 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