Sergeant-major Abudefduf saxatilis

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Pomacentridae [family]

Abudefduf [genus] (2)

saxatilis [species]

Classification

Pomacentridae [family]

Abudefduf [genus] (2)

saxatilis [species]

Names

English name	Sergeant-major
Alternative English name	Pilot Fish
Papiamento name	Kataboli
Alternative Papiamento name	Catabalie
Valid name	Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym	Abudefduf saxatilis var. marginatus Bloch

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Teleostei [class] Bony fish
    - Ovalentaria incertae sedis [order]
      - Pomacentridae [family] Damselfishes
        
        Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775 [genus]
        
        Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) [species] Sergeant-major