Sargocentron

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Sargocentron Fossil range: Early Eocene to Present[1]
Sargocentron spiniferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Beryciformes Family: Holocentridae Subfamily: Holocentrinae Genus: Sargocentron Fowler, 1904

Sargocentron is a genus of squirrelfish containing approximately 35 species. They are 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 reach approximately 50 cm (20 in).

[edit] Species

• Sargocentron bullisi (Woods, 1955) Deepwater squirrelfish
• Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) Silverspot squirrelfish
• Sargocentron cornutum (Bleeker, 1853) Threespot squirrelfish
• Sargocentron coruscum (Poey, 1860) Reef squirrelfish
• Sargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802) Crown squirrelfish
• Sargocentron dorsomaculatum (Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1979) Spotfin squirrelfish
• Sargocentron ensifer (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Yellow-striped squirrelfish
• Sargocentron furcatum (Günther, 1859)
• Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829) Red squirrelfish
• Sargocentron hormion Randall, 1998
• Sargocentron inaequalis Randall & Heemstra, 1985 Lattice squirrelfish
• Sargocentron iota Randall, 1998 Dwarf squirrelfish
• Sargocentron ittodai (Jordan & Fowler, 1902) Samurai squirrelfish
• Sargocentron lepros (Allen & Cross, 1983) Spiny squirrelfish
• Sargocentron macrosquamis Golani, 1984 Bigscale squirrelfish
• Sargocentron marisrubri Randall, Golani & Diamant, 1989

• Sargocentron megalops Randall, 1998
• Sargocentron melanospilos (Bleeker, 1858) Blackblotch squirrelfish
• Sargocentron microstoma (Günther, 1859) Smallmouth squirrelfish
• Sargocentron poco (Woods, 1965) Saddle squirrelfish
• Sargocentron praslin (Lacepède, 1802) Dark-striped squirrelfish
• Sargocentron punctatissimum (Cuvier, 1829) Speckled squirrelfish
• Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) Redcoat
• Sargocentron seychellense (Smith & Smith, 1963) Yellow-tipped squirrelfish
• Sargocentron shimizui Randall, 1998
• Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775) Sabre squirrelfish
• Sargocentron spinosissimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
• Sargocentron suborbitalis (Gill, 1863) Tinsel squirrelfish
• Sargocentron tiere (Cuvier, 1829) Blue lined squirrelfish
• Sargocentron tiereoides (Bleeker, 1853) Pink squirrelfish
• Sargocentron vexillarium (Poey, 1860) Dusky squirrelfish
• Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853) Violet squirrelfish
• Sargocentron wilhelmi (de Buen, 1963)
• Sargocentron xantherythrum (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Hawaiian squirrelfish

[edit] References

• "Sargocentron". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2008 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2008.
• Allen, Gerry. 1999. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and south-east Asia. ISBN 0 7309 8363 3
• Debelius, Helmut. 1993. Indian Ocean Tropical Fish Guide. ISBN 3-927991-01-5