Black-tail Sergeant

Abudefduf lorenzi

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ovalentaria incertae sedis
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Abudefduf
Species: Abudefduf lorenzi

The black-tail sergeant (Abudefduf lorenzi) is a silvery damselfish with dark bars and a black-edged tail. It has a small dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin.

It grows to about 18 cm and feeds on algae, plankton and small invertebrates. Males guard egg patches laid on rocks.

In the Philippines it is found in shallow rocky and reef areas, often near the surface.

Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist