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Bengal Sergeant

Abudefduf bengalensis

Least concern

Bengal Sergeant
Richard Ling from NSW, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overview

Abudefduf bengalensis, known as the Bengal sergeant or the narrow-banded sergeant major, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is a marine species native to the tropical Indo-Pacific, where it ranges from the eastern Indian Ocean to Australia and Japan in the Pacific Ocean. Despite its wide range in the Indian Ocean, the Bengal sergeant is not known to occur in the Red Sea. Adults of this species are typically found in coral reef and lagoon environments at a depth of 1 to 6 m, where they typically occur singly or in small groups.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Abudefduf bengalensis — CC BY-SA 4.0