PANAMIC SERGEANT MAJOR
Abudefduf troschelii
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- Ecology and Distribution
- Evolution and Systematics
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Inhabits rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9334). Usually in large aggregations. Diet of this diurnal feeder consists of plankton at the surface or mid-water; it also grazes on benthic invertebrates and algae on the reef. Breeds during early summer in the Gulf and continues throughout the summer until fall. This fish is a warm-water, stenothermal species. Juveniles of second year class have been observed cleaning schools of striped mullet, halfbeaks and needlefish (Ref. 5592).
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Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner, 1876)
Giant blenny |
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Gerlachea australis Dollo, 1900 |
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Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847)
African sailfin flyingfish |
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Naso caesius Randall & Bell, 1992
Gray unicornfish |
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Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier, 1830)
Small-toothed whiptail |