WoRMS taxon details
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
159289 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159289)
accepted
Species
Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted
Glyphidodon caelestinus Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted
Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 430, 477, Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 430, 477, Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [details]
Description Inhabits inshore and offshore coral or rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton and algae and aggregates high in the water coloumn.
Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Pinda, Mozambique, eastward to Tuamotu Is., north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa...
Description Inhabits inshore and offshore coral or rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton and algae and aggregates high in the water coloumn. [details]
Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Pinda, Mozambique, eastward to Tuamotu Is., north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa...
Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Pinda, Mozambique, eastward to Tuamotu Is., north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Is.; throughout Micronesia; not recorded from the Hawaiian Islands [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159289 on 2025-04-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 464, Pl. 135 [details]
original description (of Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 430, 477, Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
page(s): 464, Pl. 135 [details]
original description (of Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 430, 477, Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
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
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) Individual release: accidental release by individuals [details]Unreviewed
Description Inhabits inshore and offshore coral or rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton and algae and aggregates high in the water coloumn. [details]Diet Feeds on zooplankton and algae and aggregates high in the water column [details]
Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Pinda, Mozambique, eastward to Tuamotu Is., north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Is.; throughout Micronesia; not recorded from the Hawaiian Islands [details]
Habitat Inhabits inshore and offshore coral or rocky reefs. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, aquariumfish [details]
To Barcode of Life (80 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier, 1830))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase images (Abudefduf sexfasciatus, French Polynesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (395 nucleotides; 305 proteins)
To GenBank (395 nucleotides; 305 proteins) (from synonym Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 ex Solander; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9421079) (from synonym Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf sexfasciatus FIN032132 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf sexfasciatus FIN032133 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier, 1830))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Abudefduf coelestinus (Cuvier, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase images (Abudefduf sexfasciatus, French Polynesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (395 nucleotides; 305 proteins)
To GenBank (395 nucleotides; 305 proteins) (from synonym Labrus sexfasciatus Lacepède, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 ex Solander; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9421079) (from synonym Glyphisodon coelestinus Cuvier, 1830)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf sexfasciatus FIN032132 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf sexfasciatus FIN032133 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
