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Sargocentron
Sargocentron is a genus of squirrelfish (family Holocentridae) found in tropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, with the greatest species diversity near reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Being largely or entirely nocturnal, they have relatively large eyes. Red and silvery colours dominate. The preopercle spines (near the gill-opening) are venomous and can give painful wounds. Most have a maximum length of 15–25 cm (6–10 in), but S. iota barely reaches 8 cm (3 in), and S. spiniferum can...
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 31 known species
Tailspot Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron caudimaculatum
Sabre Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron spiniferum
Red Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron rubrum
Crown Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron diadema
Speckled Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron punctatissimum
Bluestripe Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron tiere
Threespot Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron cornutum
Smallmouth Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron microstoma
Blackspot Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron melanospilos
Red Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron hastatum
Violet Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron violaceum
Samurai Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron ittodai
Hawaiian Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron xantherythrum
Pink Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron tiereoides
Brownspot Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron praslin
Seychelles Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron seychellense
Sargocentron marisrubri
speciesSargocentron marisrubri
Deepwater Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron bullisi
Sargocentron spinosissimum
speciesSargocentron spinosissimum
Yellowstripe Soldierfish
speciesSargocentron ensifer
Sargocentron iota
speciesSargocentron iota
Rapa Nui Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron wilhelmi
Spiny Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron lepros
Ryukyu Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron dorsomaculatum
Sargocentron hormion
speciesSargocentron hormion
Sargocentron megalops
speciesSargocentron megalops
Saddle Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron poco
Shimizu's Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron shimizui
Borodino Squirrelfish
speciesSargocentron borodinoensis
Sargocentron macrosquamis
speciesSargocentron macrosquamis
Sargocentron inaequalis
speciesSargocentron inaequalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49630.