Abudefduf saxatilis
creator: Appeltans, Ward
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159288 on 2026-08-30
created: 2005-05-27T11:47:05Z
modified: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
class: Teleostei
family: Pomacentridae
genus: Abudefduf
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
name published in: Blyth, E. (1858). Report of Curator, Zoological Department, for May, 1858. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 27(3): 267-290.
name published in: Fowler, H. W. (1919). The fishes of the United States Eclipse Expedition to West Africa. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. v. 56 (no. 2294): 195-292.
name published in: Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. chez Plassan: Paris, France. v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16.
name published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
name published in year: 1787
name published in year: 1858
name published in year: 1919
name published in year: 1802
name published in year: 1758
order: Ovalentaria incertae sedis
parent name usage ID: 126044
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Linnaeus, 1758)
specific epithet: saxatilis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted