| Sargocentron | |
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| Sargocentron spiniferum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Subfamily: | Holocentrinae |
| Genus: | Sargocentron Fowler, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Holocentrum leo Cuvier, 1829
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| Synonyms | |
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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.34 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 31 recognized species in this genus:5
- Sargocentron borodinoensis Kotlyar, 20176
- Sargocentron bullisi (Woods, 1955) (Deep-water squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) (Silver-spot squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron cornutum (Bleeker, 1854) (Three-spot squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron diadema (Lacépède, 1802) (Crown squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron dorsomaculatum (Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1979) (Spot-fin squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron ensifer (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Yellow-striped squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron hastatum (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Red squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron hormion J. E. Randall, 1998
- Sargocentron inaequalis J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 1985 (Lattice squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron iota J. E. Randall, 1998 (Dwarf squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron ittodai (D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902) (Samurai squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron lepros (G. R. Allen & N. J. Cross, 1983) (Spiny squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron macrosquamis Golani, 1984 (Big-scale squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron marisrubri J. E. Randall, Golani & Diamant, 1989
- Sargocentron megalops J. E. Randall, 1998
- Sargocentron melanospilos (Bleeker, 1858) (Black-blotch squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron microstoma (Günther, 1859) (Small-mouth squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron poco (Woods, 1965) (Saddle squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron praslin (Lacépède, 1802) (Dark-striped squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron punctatissimum (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Speckled squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) (Red-coat squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron seychellense (J. L. B. Smith & M. M. Smith, 1963) (Yellow-tipped squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron shimizui J. E. Randall, 1998 (Shimizu's squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775) (Sabre squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron spinosissimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (North Pacific squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron tiere (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Blue-lined squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron tiereoides (Bleeker, 1853) (Pink squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853) (Violet squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron wilhelmi (F. de Buen, 1963) (Wilhelm's squirrelfish)
- Sargocentron xantherythrum (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) (Hawaiian squirrelfish)
References
References
- Sepkoski Jr., J.J. (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Sargocentron". FishBase. October 2016 version.
- Allen, G. (1999). Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and south-east Asia. ISBN 0-7309-8363-3.
- Debelius, H. (1993). Indian Ocean Tropical Fish Guide. ISBN 3-927991-01-5.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sargocentron". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- Kotlyar, A.N. (2017). "Holocentridae from Borodino Submarine Elevation (Philippine Sea)". Journal of Ichthyology. 57 (1): 37–44.