Abudefduf
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Abudefduf is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae
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The name is from Arabic
abu literally meaning "father" but in a non literal sense it means "the one with," def meaning "side", and the intensive plural ending -duf. So the name means "the one (fish) with prominent sides".
Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae are a family of perciform fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. They are primarily marine, while a few species inhabit freshwater and brackish environments . They are noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality...
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The name is from Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
abu literally meaning "father" but in a non literal sense it means "the one with," def meaning "side", and the intensive plural ending -duf. So the name means "the one (fish) with prominent sides".
Species
- Abudefduf abdominalis (QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
and GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1825) - Abudefduf barffi Curtiss, 1938
- Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)
- Abudefduf bicolor (Rochebrune, 1880)
- Abudefduf concolor (Gill, 1862)
- Abudefduf conformis Randall and Earle, 1999
- Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill, 1862)
- Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)
- Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley and Allen, 1977
- Abudefduf luridus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) - Abudefduf manikfani Jones and Kumaran, 1970
- Abudefduf margariteus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) - Abudefduf natalensis Hensley and Randall, 1983
- Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870)
- Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sergeant MajorSergeant Major (fish)The Sergeant Major or píntano is a large, colourful damselfish. It earns its name from its brightly striped sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant Major...
) - Abudefduf septemfasciatus (CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) - Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacépède, 1801)
- Abudefduf sordidus (ForsskålPeter ForsskålPeter Forsskål, sometimes spelled Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl, was a Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Early life:...
, 1775) - Abudefduf sparoides (QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
and GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1825) - Abudefduf taurus (Müller and Troschel in Schomburgk, 1848)
- Abudefduf theresae Curtiss, 1938
- Abudefduf trilineatus Wang, 1941
- Abudefduf troschelii (Gill, 1862)
- Abudefduf vaigiensis (QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
and GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
), 1825) - Abudefduf whitleyi Allen and Robertson, 1974