Abudefduf caudobimaculatus
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| Okinawa sergeant | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Abudefduf |
| Species: | A. caudobimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Abudefduf caudobimaculatus Okada & Ikeda, 1939 | |
Abudefduf caudobimaculatus, commonly known as the Okinawa sergeant,[2] is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific, where it is believed to range from East Africa to Yakushima and Lord Howe Island, including Taiwan (where it occurs alongside its congeners Abudefduf nigrimargo and A. vaigiensis)[3] and Indonesia.[4] Although initially described in 1939, it was subsequently considered synonymous with Abudefduf vaigiensis, until a 2017 review conducted by Kunto Wibowo of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Hiroyuki Motomura of the Kagoshima University Museum, and Minoru Toda redescribed it as a valid and distinct species.[5] Despite this, it is still listed by FishBase[3] and WoRMS[6] as a synonym of A. vaigiensis.
