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Genus of fishes
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.
[2] 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.
[3]
[4] 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 more than 50 cm (20 in).
[2]
Species
There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus:
[2]
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Sargocentron borodinoensis
Kotlyar, 2017
[5]
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Sargocentron bullisi (
Woods, 1955) (Deep-water squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron caudimaculatum (
Rüppell, 1838) (Silver-spot squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron cornutum (
Bleeker, 1854) (Three-spot squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron coruscum (
Poey, 1860) (Reef squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron diadema (
Lacépède, 1802) (Crown squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron dorsomaculatum (
Shimizu &
Yamakawa, 1979) (Spot-fin squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron ensifer (
D. S. Jordan &
Evermann, 1903) (Yellow-striped squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron hastatum (
G. Cuvier, 1829) (Red squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron hormion
J. E. Randall, 1998
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Sargocentron inaequalis
J. E. Randall &
Heemstra, 1985 (Lattice squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron iota
J. E. Randall, 1998 (Dwarf squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron ittodai (
D. S. Jordan &
Fowler, 1902) (Samurai squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron lepros (
G. R. Allen &
N. J. Cross, 1983) (Spiny squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron macrosquamis
Golani, 1984 (Big-scale squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron marisrubri
J. E. Randall,
Golani &
Diamant, 1989
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Sargocentron megalops
J. E. Randall, 1998
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Sargocentron melanospilos (
Bleeker, 1858) (Black-blotch squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron microstoma (
Günther, 1859) (Small-mouth squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron poco (
Woods, 1965) (Saddle squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron praslin (
Lacépède, 1802) (Dark-striped squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron punctatissimum (
G. Cuvier, 1829) (Speckled squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron rubrum (
Forsskål, 1775) (Red-coat squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron seychellense (
J. L. B. Smith &
M. M. Smith, 1963) (Yellow-tipped squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron shimizui
J. E. Randall, 1998 (Shimizu's squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron spiniferum (
Forsskål, 1775) (Sabre squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron spinosissimum (
Temminck &
Schlegel, 1843) (North Pacific squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron suborbitale (
T. N. Gill, 1863) (Tinsel squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron tiere (
G. Cuvier, 1829) (Blue-lined squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron tiereoides (
Bleeker, 1853) (Pink squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron vexillarium (
Poey, 1860) (Dusky squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron violaceum (
Bleeker, 1853) (Violet squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron wilhelmi (
F. de Buen, 1963) (Wilhelm's squirrelfish)
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Sargocentron xantherythrum (
D. S. Jordan &
Evermann, 1903) (Hawaiian squirrelfish)
References