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Abudefduf saxatilis
Photo take at -40 ft on a Caribbean reef this is the Sargent Major nest season in this reef, you can find this purple spots all along the shallow part of the reef every nest is guard by a male thousands of small eggs about 1 mm each the nest can cover around 30 cm to 40 cm wide. Is a large, colourful damselfish. It earns its name from its brightly striped sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant Major. It grows to a length of about 15 cm.
Sergeant majors are found throughout the tropical reaches of the Atlantic. From Florida all the Caribbean sea to Brazil.
Spotted on Apr 25, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012
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