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Abudefduf troschelii (Gill, 1862)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10 - 13. With black spot on pectoral fin base.

Common Names

  • Panama sergeant major , English , Global
  • Panamanian sergeant , English , Australia
  • Panamic sergeant major , English , Galapagos Is.
  • Panamic sergeant major , English , USA
  • Panamic sergeant major , English , USA
  • Chauffet tono , French , France
  • 屈氏豆娘魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 屈氏豆娘鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Ayangue común , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Castañeta manchada , Spanish , Peru
  • Petaca banderita , Spanish , Mexico
  • Petaca chopa , Spanish , Mexico
  • Petaca chopa , Spanish , Spain
  • Pintano , Spanish , Mexico
  • Sargento mayor , Spanish , Galapagos Is.
  • Tono , Spanish , Ecuador

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Abudefduf

    Species: Abudefduf troschelii (Gill, 1862)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: throughout the Gulf of California and from Bahía San Juanico, Baja California, Mexico to northern Peru, the Galapagos Islands and other offshore islands.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9334). Usually in large aggregations. These diurnal feeders feed on plankton at the surface or mid-water; also graze on benthic invertebrates and algae on the reef. Breed during early summer in the Gulf and continues throughout the summer until fall. This fish is a warm-water, stenothermal species. Juveniles of second year class have been observed cleaning schools of striped mullet, halfbeaks and needlefish (Ref. 5592). 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

    associated