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Sergeant majors in the foreground.

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Sergeant major

Sergeant fish near Paraty, Brazil
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Family:
Pomacentridae
Genus:
Abudefduf
Species:
A. saxatilis
Binomial name
Abudefduf saxatilis

(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Chaetodon saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758
Glyphidodon saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chaetodon marginatus Bloch, 1787
Abudefduf marginatus (Bloch, 1787)
Chaetodon mauritii Bloch, 1787
Glyphisodon moucharraLacepède, 1802
Chaetodon sargoides Lacepède, 1802
Glyphisodon biniar Montrouzier, 1857
Apogon quinquevittatus Blyth, 1858
Abudefduf ascensionis Fowler, 1919

The sergeant major or píntano (Abudefduf saxatilis) is a species of damselfish. It grows to a maximum length of about 22.9 centimetres (9.0 in)