POMACENTRIDAE Abudefduf bengalensis, 12.1 cm SL (from North Sulawesi, Indonesia; photo by Seishi Kimura) Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) Bengal Sergeant D XIII, 13-15; A II, 13-14; P1 16-20; LLp 19-23. 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 pale or light gray, gradually darkened dorsally; 7 narrow blackish bars (narrower than paler interspaces) from nape to caudalfin base; dorsal end of pectoral-fin base with a distinct black spot. Size: 14 cm SL. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Remarks: found in shallow coral reefs and lagoons.