Abudefduf saxatilis

Size range: Max 23 cm (Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish)

Common size: 15-18 cm (Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish)

Habitat:

• Hard - rocky, coral, artificial

Water column position: (Fishbase)

• Demersal

Colors & patterns: (Europe and Mediterranean Marine Fish, Fishbase)

• Back- greenish - yellow
• Background color - blue- gray
• Sides- 5 vertical black bars becoming thinner towards the belly
• Six band my appeared, on caudal fin base, as a dark bar or as two dots
• Mating males- becoming dark bluish, black bars becoming less conspicuous

Behavior: (Fishbase)

• Reef-associated - related to sites it inhabits
• Juveniles-common in tide pools
• Adults are found over shallow reef tops

Approach:

• Easily approached
• Bald

Breeding:

• Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding
• Eggs are demersal and attached to the substrate

Feeding characteristic - small planktonic or benthic animals

Schooling characteristics: (Fishbase)

• Small groups
• Large schools

Native/Exotic:

Exotic

EM notes: description of special east Mediterranean characteristics.