Sargocentron tiere
Sargocentron tiere | |
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Drawing of Sargocentron tiere | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Holocentridae |
Genus: | Sargocentron |
Species: | S. tiere |
Binomial name | |
Sargocentron tiere (G. Cuvier, 1829) | |
Sargocentron tiere or the blue-lined squirrelfish is one species of Squirrelfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 33 cm in length.
Distribution
This fish is found around the Hawaiian Islands. Its habitat is reef margins and outer reef slopes.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Sargocentron tiere" in FishBase. December 2008 version.