Dusky sergeant

Dusky sergeant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Abudefduf
Species: A. concolor
Binomial name
Abudefduf concolor
(Gill, 1862)

The dusky sergeant (Abudefduf concolor, family Pomacentridae) is a damselfish endemic to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Geographic distribution

Abudefduf concolor is found in the Eastern Pacific, from El Salvador to Peru, including the Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo Islands.[1]

Ecology

This species is found in shallow Marine reef (primarily rocky inshore reefs exposed to wave action) habitats up to five meters in depth.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Allen, G.; Robertson, R.; Rivera, R.; Edgar, G.; Merlen, G.; Zapata, F. & Barraza, E. (2010). "Abudefduf concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.


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