Blackspot sergeant
Abudefduf sordidus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blackspot sergeant
- Scientific
- Abudefduf sordidus
- Dhivehi
- ބުރަދަBuradha
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 24 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 3 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A large sergeant damselfish, pale grey to brown with faint broad bars and a black spot on top of the tail base. It lives on rocky shores, reef flats and around piers in mild surge; juveniles are common in tide pools. Males fiercely guard their eggs.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi Wikipedia (MRS-derived) gives buradha.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Abudefduf-sordidus.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ބުރަދަ
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blackspot_Sergeant,_Emily_Bay,_Kingston_2899,_Norfolk_Islan
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ބުރަދަ' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Buradha' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FishBase also lists 'Lafiburang' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used. FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.