Sergeant major (fish)

Sergeant major
Sergeant major swimming inshore at Phil Foster Park, Florida
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 moucharra Lacepède, 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).

Distribution and habitat

Abudefduf saxatilis is found in the Atlantic Ocean. Populations in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean are found from the north eastern coast of the United States south to the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, islands around the Caribbean Sea, the eastern coast of Central and South America all the way to Uruguay. In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, they are found from Portugal, Azores, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and western Africa. Where it is found remains unclear in the Mediterranean Sea due to possible confusion with Abudefduf vaigiensis and Abudefduf troschelii.