General Information

COMMON NAMES: Banded Sergeant, Sevenbar Damsel; German Graustreifen-Sergeant; French Sergent-major à Bandes TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kōmutumutu (RR AK TS TW), Tapa‘uru (MG), Pakeke (AT MK MT), Kōmutu / Kamutu? (MH), Kotimu (PK); Other Polynesian - Paee (TAH); COMMENT: MH JSB&CM as Kamanu GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to New Caledonia COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; PLUS: N.Group and AK.; Marine, near-shore, lagoon scavenger, often around drop-toilets SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Not eaten. KEY FEATURES: To 17cm SL.(RM91) [ 19cm - GBR]

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
	^P		^P		^P	+++

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
	P		P		P

Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830)
SYNONYMS: Glyphisodon septemfasciatus [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Labroidei; POMACENTRIDAE, Pomacentrinae

Vouchers:
Mangaia: specimen, College, 9/2000, ID GMcC. Mauke: fieldspecimen, College, 3/2001, ID GMcC. Aitutaki: field ID N.Sims (Sims88); field-specimen, NBSAP School, 12/2000, ID GM. Palmerston: Photo48 (G&S85); Listed (Preston95). Manihiki: A781-2specimens B&M74). Pukapuka: field ID N.Sims (Sims88); fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Abudefduf septemfasciatus. Suwarrow: Photo ID N.Sims, confirmed Randall (Sims88 & EIA99).

References:
text p.169 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 79d Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.248 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.382 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 74-11 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 61-01 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 744 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

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