Description: Abudefduf saxatilis specimen on display as part of the exhibit "Sailing for Science: The Voyage of the Blossom", hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. The three-masted sailing ship Blossom left the United States for Africa, the South Atlantic, and South America on a speciment collecting expedition in 1922. It returned in 1926 with more than 12,000 specimens. Commonly called the sergeant-major or the pintano, this marine fish is common in the Atlantic Ocean. In the western Atlantic, they are found from Maine to Uruguay and in the Caribbean. In the eastern Atlantic, they are found from Portugal south to Liberia. At its adult size, it averages 9 inches in length and weighs 7 ounces. Its color is greenish-yellow above shading to white below. There are five vertical black bars that narrow toward belly. The male is darker and more bluish, which makes the black bars less conspicuous. Juveniles favor tidal pools, while adults prefer coral reefs. This fish feeds on algae, crustaceans, invertebrates, zooplankton, and smaller fish. Date: 9 August 2018, 13:38. Source:
Sergeant Major - Voyage of the Blossom. Author:
Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.