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Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775

126044  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126044)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Pomacentridae (Family)
  12. Abudefduf (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Glyphidodon Agassiz, 1846 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation)
Glyphisodon Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)
  2. Species Abudefduf margariteus (Cuvier, 1830)
  3. Species Abudefduf natalensis Hensley & Randall, 1983
  4. Species Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870)
  5. Species Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  6. Species Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830)
  7. Species Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
  8. Species Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
  9. Species Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  10. Species Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
  11. Species Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  12. Species Abudefduf anabatoides (Bleeker, 1847) accepted as Neopomacentrus anabatoides (Bleeker, 1847)
  13. Species Abudefduf annulatus (Peters, 1855) accepted as Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855)
  14. Species Abudefduf bankieri (Richardson, 1846) accepted as Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846)
  15. Species Abudefduf biocellatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) accepted as Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  16. Species Abudefduf cingulum (Klunzinger, 1871) accepted as Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859)
  17. Species Abudefduf dasygenys Fowler, 1935 accepted as Chromis dasygenys (Fowler, 1935)
  18. Species Abudefduf dickii (Liénard, 1839) accepted as Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Liénard, 1839)
  19. Species Abudefduf fallax (Peters, 1855) accepted as Neopomacentrus fallax (Peters, 1855)
  20. Species Abudefduf fuliginosus Smith, 1960 accepted as Neopomacentrus fuliginosus (Smith, 1960)
  21. Species Abudefduf glaucus (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830)
  22. Species Abudefduf imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) accepted as Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
  23. Species Abudefduf lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) accepted as Stegastes lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  24. Species Abudefduf leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847) accepted as Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847)
  25. Species Abudefduf leucozona (Bleeker, 1859) accepted as Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859) (misspelling)
  26. Species Abudefduf luridus (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Similiparma lurida (Cuvier, 1830) (Superseded new combination)
  27. Species Abudefduf melanopus (Bleeker, 1856) accepted as Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830)
  28. Species Abudefduf melas (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830)
  29. Species Abudefduf quinquilineatus von Bonde, 1934 accepted as Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  30. Species Abudefduf rhyncholepis (Bleeker, 1869) accepted as Abudefduf margariteus (Cuvier, 1830)
  31. Species Abudefduf xanthonotus (Bleeker, 1859) accepted as Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830)
  32. Species Abudefduf xanthozona (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828)
  33. Species Abudefduf xanthozonus (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828) (Spelling variation)
  34. Species Abudefduf zonatus (Cuvier, 1830) accepted as Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126044 on 2025-11-09
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126044 on 2025-11-09
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-04 06:53:11Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-12-02 12:48:54Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

original description (of Glyphisodon Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733 [details] 

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 
 
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