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Abudefduf
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Abudefduf, also known as the sergeant-majors, is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae.
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Abudefduf | |
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Abudefduf sordidus Hawaii | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pomacentridae |
Subfamily: | Pomacentrinae |
Genus: | Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon sordidus Forsskål, 1775[1] |
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The name is from Arabic abu, "the one with"; and def, "side", and the intensive plural ending -duf. The name thus means "the one with prominent sides".[2]