---
title: "Indopazifischer Sergeant"
description: "Abudefduf vaigiensis — Fische. The Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis) is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/indo-pacific-sergeant-major
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indopazifischer Sergeant

> Abudefduf vaigiensis — Fische. The Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis) is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae.

- Scientific name: *Abudefduf vaigiensis*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 8390
- Wikidata: [Q2217479](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2217479)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49403](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49403)

## Names

- en: Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major
- de: Indopazifischer Sergeant
- es: Sargento mayor del Pacífico
- fr: Sergent-major Indo-Pacifique
- pt: Sargento do Indo-Pacífico

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1325), US (1022), EG (970), ID (763), TH (412), MV (245), PH (232), TW (221), ZA (149), MY (140), JP (131), IN (117)

## Summary

The Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis) is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It may also be known as the Sergeant major although this name is usually reserved for the closely related species Abudefduf saxatilis. The closely related Abudefduf caudobimaculatus was formerly considered to be synonymous with this species and, according to some authorities, is synonymous.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pacific_sergeant

## Photo

![Indopazifischer Sergeant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indo-pacific-sergeant-major/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142446451

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indo-pacific-sergeant-major?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).