Abudefduf taurus
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Abudefduf taurus 192647693.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Abudefduf taurus
| authority = (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
| synonyms = *Abudefduf analogus
- Euchistodus analogus
- Glyphidodon taurus
- Glyphisodon taurus
- Nexilarius taurus
}}
Abudefduf taurus, commonly known as the night sergeant, is a species of damselfish in the genus Abudefduf.{{Cite book |last1=Allan Hancock Foundation. |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24860 |title=Allan Hancock Atlantic expedition |last2=Foundation |first2=Allan Hancock |date=1945 |publisher=The University |location=Los Angeles, Calif}}{{cite web |title=Abudefduf taurus |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57338-Abudefduf-taurus |website=iNaturalist |access-date=2022-05-01 |language=en}} The species was originally described by Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel in 1848.{{Cite GBIF|taxon=Abudefduf taurus |id=2398664 |access-date=2022-05-01}} It is a large damselfish, reaching {{convert|25|cm}} in total length.{{FishBase |year=2022 |genus=Abudefduf |species= taurus |id=1120}}
Distribution and habitat
Abudefduf taurus is native to tropical and subtropical waters in Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs off the coast of southern Florida and in the Caribbean Sea, as well as Cape Verde and the continental coast of Africa from Senegal to Angola. It has also been reported from northern South America. Adults of the species are typically found in rocky inshore reefs, in the vicinity of wave-cut rock ledges, tidepools, and limestone-rich coastal environments.
Ecology
References
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Category:Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
Category:Taxa named by Franz Hermann Troschel
Category:Marine fish of Nicaragua
Category:Fish described in 1848
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