Sergeant major: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sergeant major lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Abudefduf saxatilis
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Blenniiformes
Family	Pomacentridae

Where does the sergeant major live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sergeant major in 10 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sergeant major endangered?

The sergeant major’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sergeant major?

The sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis) is a ray-finned fish in the order Blenniiformes and the family Pomacentridae, genus Abudefduf. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sergeant major

The sergeant major or píntano (Abudefduf saxatilis) is a species of damselfish. It grows to a maximum length of about 22.9 cm (9.0 in).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sergeant major (fish) (revision 1340791357), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2070648 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).