Sargocentron

Sargocentron
Temporal 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 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).

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Species

There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Sargocentron punctatissimum.

Notes

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Sargocentron in FishBase. June 2013 version.

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