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title: "Blackspot Sergeant"
description: "Abudefduf sordidus — Peixes. Abudefduf sordidus, commonly known as the blackspot sergeant or kūpīpī in Hawaii, is a large solitary damselfish in the family Pomacentridae native to the tropical Indo-Pacific."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/blackspot-sergeant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blackspot Sergeant

> Abudefduf sordidus — Peixes. Abudefduf sordidus, commonly known as the blackspot sergeant or kūpīpī in Hawaii, is a large solitary damselfish in the family Pomacentridae native to the tropical Indo-Pacific.

- Scientific name: *Abudefduf sordidus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4104
- Wikidata: [Q2402954](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2402954)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123922](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123922)

## Names

- en: Blackspot Sergeant
- de: Feldwebelfisch
- es: Sargento mayor de mancha negra
- fr: Sergent-major à tache noire

## Countries with the most observations

US (2083), PF (171), ZA (164), AU (156), TH (151), NC (140), TW (117), EG (105), NF (86), JP (82), IN (70), SC (66)

## Summary

Abudefduf sordidus, commonly known as the blackspot sergeant or kūpīpī in Hawaii, is a large solitary damselfish in the family Pomacentridae native to the tropical Indo-Pacific.

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

## Photo

![Blackspot Sergeant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blackspot-sergeant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241365954

## Machine access

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