Jeff Rotman / Coral reef table with Scissortail sergeant major fish (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) schooling, Red Sea.

Doug Perrine / Eggs of Sargeant major damselfish {Abudefduf saxatalis} on coral reef, Dominica, Caribbean

Juergen Freund / Diver with a school of Sergeant major fish (Abudefduf saxatalis). Rowley Shoals, Western Australia

Luciano Candisani / Sergeant Major Damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) schooling in shallow water reef, Rocas Atoll, Brazil

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Sergeant major fish (Abudefduf saxatilis) guarding egg mass. Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean

Fred Bavendam / Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis) school swimming, Bali, Indonesia

Doug Perrine / Male Sergeant major fish {Abudefduf saxatalis} guarding red egg patch, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Sergeant major damselfish protects eggs on reef, Cayman Is, Caribbean

Chris Newbert / Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis) school, at surface, Red Sea, Egypt

Fred Bavendam / Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis) eggs with the larval fish almost ready to hatch, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis) guarding eggs laid on the rock directly beneath it, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis) group guarding the nests of eggs laid around the base of a large Bommie of hard coral, Indonesia