POMACENTRIDAE Abudefduf sordidus, 6.9 cm SL (from Lombok, Indonesia; photo by Seishi Kimura) Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775) Black-spot Sergeant D XIII, 14-16; A II, 13-15; P1 18-20; LLp 21-23. Body deep and compressed. Posterior margin of preopercle smooth. Suborbital scaled, with entire ventral margin. Teeth on jaws uniserial, incisor-like. Caudal fin forked; no conspicuous projecting spine-like rays at upper and lower edges of caudal-fin base. Color: ground color gray; 6 dark brown bars (broader than pale interspaces) from nape to caudal-fin base; axil and dorsal end of pectoral-fin base black; a distinct, small saddle-like black blotch on anterior part of caudal peduncle. Size: 17 cm SL. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Remarks: found in shallow rocky shores.