Sargocentron
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).
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 kuchifuki (Jordan & Fowler, 1902) Napkin 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
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). Species of Sargocentron in FishBase. February 2008 version.
- 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
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