#2187 · 🐟 fish

Scissortail Sergeant

🇳🇱 Schaarstaartsergeantvis ·Abudefduf sexfasciatus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The scissortail sergeant or striptailed damselfish ( Abudefduf sexfasciatus , family Pomacentridae) is a large damselfish. It earns its name from the black-striped tail and sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant, being similar to those of the Sergeant Major damselfish. 3 in).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,469iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
6,469 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1801 (225 years ago).