Abudefduf hoefleri
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = African Sergeant, Cape Verde imported from iNaturalist photo 251312666.jpg
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Abudefduf hoefleri
| authority = (Steindachner, 1881)
| synonyms = *Chromis bicolor
- Gliphydodon hoefleri
- Glyphidodon hoefleri
}}
Abudefduf hoefleri,{{Cite WoRMS|title= Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) |id=273699 |access-date=2022-11-30 |author=Bailly, Nicolas|year=2008}} commonly known as the African sergeant, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it ranges from Senegal to Benin, including Cape Verde, Ilhéu das Rolas, and São Tomé Island. It is a littoral species typically encountered in rocky reef environments. The species is oviparous, with individuals forming distinct pairs during breeding and males guarding and aerating eggs. Abudefduf hoefleri reaches {{cvt|20|cm}} in total length.{{FishBase|year=2022 |genus=Abudefduf |species=hoefleri |id=11811}}
In 2014, a specimen of Abudefduf hoefleri was collected in the waters of Malta, representing the first record of the species from the Mediterranean Sea, a region that it is not native to. While originally of uncertain identity within the genus Abudefduf, the specimen was identified as A. hoefleri after a 2015 analysis.{{cite journal| doi = 10.1186/s41200-016-0008-7| title = The first record of the African Sergeant, Abudefduf hoefleri (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), in the Mediterranean Sea| year = 2016| last1 = Vella| first1 = Adriana| last2 = Vella| first2 = Noel| last3 = Agius Darmanin| first3 = Sandra| journal = Marine Biodiversity Records| volume = 9| issue = 1| page = 15| s2cid = 51915900| url = https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/43517| doi-access = free| bibcode = 2016MBdR....9...15V}}