Abudefduf caudobimaculatus

Okinawa sergeant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Abudefduf
Species:
A. caudobimaculatus
Binomial name
Abudefduf caudobimaculatus
Okada & Ikeda, 1939

Abudefduf caudobimaculatus, commonly known as the Okinawa sergeant,[2] is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific, where it is believed to range from East Africa to Yakushima and Lord Howe Island, including Taiwan (where it occurs alongside its congeners Abudefduf nigrimargo and A. vaigiensis)[3] and Indonesia.[4] Although initially described in 1939, it was subsequently considered synonymous with Abudefduf vaigiensis, until a 2017 review conducted by Kunto Wibowo of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Hiroyuki Motomura of the Kagoshima University Museum, and Minoru Toda redescribed it as a valid and distinct species.[5] Despite this, it is still listed by FishBase,[3] IUCN,[6] and WoRMS[7] as a synonym of A. vaigiensis.

References

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  1. ^ Arceo, H.; Cabasan, J.P.; Samaniego, B.; Santos, M.; Williams, J.T. (2024). "Abudefduf caudobimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T241132787A241132789. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Okinawa Sergeant (Abudefduf caudobimaculatus)". iNaturalist Luxembourg. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Abudefduf nigrimargo". FishBase.
  4. ^ Wibowo, Kunto & Harazaki, Shigeru & Koeda, Keita & Motomura, Hiroyuki. (2018). Variations in caudal-fin base spots in Abudefduf caudobimaculatus (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) and notes on distribution range extensions.
  5. ^ Wibowo, Kunto & Toda, Minoru & Motomura, Hiroyuki. (2017). Validity of Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada and Ikeda 1939 and synonymies of Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae). Ichthyological Research. 65. 10.1007/s10228-017-0594-3.
  6. ^ Allen, G.; Williams, J.T.; Larson, H. & Burt, J. (2017). "Abudefduf vaigiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188609A1901550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188609A1901550.en. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2023-01-10). "Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda, 1939". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-11-24.