Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, from Rhode Island and the Gulf of Mexico to Uruguay, and along the tropical African coasts, including Cape Verde.
Replaced by closely related Abudefduf vaigiensis in the Indo-Pacific and Abudefduf troschelii in Eastern Pacific.
at Anse d’Arlet (Martinique) © frederic
at Anse d’Arlet (Martinique) © paradis974
at Anse d’Arlet (Martinique) © jeanmilim
at Dry Rocks & Christ of the Deep (Florida)
at Coral Garden (Cayman Islands) © wooddiver
at Tiki Hut (Saint Martin/Sint Maarten) © fabien
at Anse des Salines (Guadeloupe) © fabien
at Anse d’Arlet (Martinique) © fabien
at Caneel Bay (US Virgin Islands) © nst56
at Caleta Buena (Cuba) © flog59200
at Sugar Beach (Saint Lucia) © nst56
at Palm Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) © nst56
at Anse Chastanet (Saint Lucia) © nst56
at West Bay (Roatán) © nst56
at Puerto Morelos (Mexico)
at West Bay (Roatán)
at Punta Perdiz (Cuba) © aurelie
at Yal Ku Lagoon (Mexico)
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