FB-11824 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11824 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Sicyopterus Sicyopterus macrostetholepis (Bleeker, 1853) Vierbalk-nooientjie Natal-sergentfisk Fourbar damsel Natal sergeant 南非豆娘魚 南非豆娘鱼 Abudefduf sexfasciatus (non Lacepède, 1801) 1994-07-21 2013-07-15 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Allen, G.R.0 Pomacentridae. p. 670-682. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4391) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Allen, G.R.0 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. 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(data sourced from FishBase DiGIR Provider-Philippine Server). Retrieved January 10, 2006 at www.iobis.org. (Ref. 56023) Pereira, M.A.M.0 Preliminary checklist of reef-associated fishes of Mozambique. Maputo, Ministtry for the Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA). 21 pp. (Ref. 57683) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) Meerwasser-Lexikon Team0 <i>Abudefduf natalensis</i>. Meerwasser-Lexikon.de (accessed 22/01/2024). (Ref. 130601) FB-pic-11825-2046 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1994-12-28 2010-07-13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 1979 Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Abnat_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Abnat_u0.jpg Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. FB-pic-11825-14515 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1997-04-28 1999-07-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 inshore; 6 miles S of bay Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Abnat_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Abnat_u1.jpg Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. FB-pic-11825-14516 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1997-04-28 1999-07-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Abnat_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Abnat_u2.jpg Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. FB-GeneralDescr-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-21 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Adults inhabit rocky inshore and offshore reefs (Ref. 7247). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-DiagnosticDescr-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-21 00:00:00 1994-08-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Similar to A. sexfasciatus, but has one less dark bar on the sides. Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-Morphology-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-21 00:00:00 1994-08-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 12 - 13 Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-Distribution-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-21 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar and South Africa (from Kwazulu to Transkei). Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-Uses-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-21 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial IUCN 2025 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) van der Elst, R. 1993 A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. (3rd Ed.). Struik Publishers, Cape Town. 398 p. (Ref. 12484) FB-LifeCycle-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-07-21 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=11825&StockCode=12151 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2001-07-10 00:00:00 2001-07-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public natalensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Inhabits rocky inshore and offshore reefs (Ref 7247). Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137) FB-Size-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-21 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4391)) Allen, G.R. 1986 Pomacentridae. p. 670-682. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4391) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-11825 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-07-21 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11825 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 1 - 25 m (Ref. 9710) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)