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Abudefduf sordidus

Abudefduf sordidus

Blackspot sergeant

Distribution: from the Red Sea and Eastern Africa to Southern Japan, Hawaii, Pitcairn and Australia.

Sometimes confused with Abudefduf septemfasciatus, which has no black spot at the top of caudal peduncle.

Spots where Abudefduf sordidus has been spotted by snorkelers

Abudefduf sordidus snorkeling pictures

at Batu Batu (Pulau Tengah) (Malaysia)
© nst56

at Bora Bora Aquarium (Tahiti and the Society Islands)

at Coraya Bay (Egypt)
© paradis974

at InterContinental Bora Bora Thalasso Spa (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
© mikalm

at Club Med Seychelles (Seychelles)
© nst56

at Napili Bay (Maui)

at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island)
© danode

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