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Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification

Abudefduf septemfasciatus, or banded sergeant, is a fish species in the family of the Pomacentridae in the order of the Perciformes.

Morphology

The males can reach 23 cm of length.

The banded sergeant is a non-migratory marine fish associated with reefs found in depths of 0 – 3 m

Found from East Africa to Line Islands, the Tuamotu, south of Japan and south of the Great Barrier Reef.

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