Sargocentron dorsomaculatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Holocentriformes |
Family: | Holocentridae |
Genus: | Sargocentron |
Species: | S. dorsomaculatum
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Binomial name | |
Sargocentron dorsomaculatum | |
Synonyms | |
Adioryx dorsomaculatus Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1979 |
Sargocentron dorsomaculatum, also known as the spotfin squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the western Pacific Ocean near the Ryukyu Islands, Pohnpei, Kosrae, the Caroline Islands, and Palau. It lives in shallow reefs at depths between 2 and 9 metres (6.6 and 29.5 ft). [2] Like other members of its genus, it is nocturnal and seeks shelter among corals and other structures. [1] It can reach sizes of up to 19.7 centimetres (7.8 in) SL. [2]
Sargocentron dorsomaculatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Holocentriformes |
Family: | Holocentridae |
Genus: | Sargocentron |
Species: | S. dorsomaculatum
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Binomial name | |
Sargocentron dorsomaculatum | |
Synonyms | |
Adioryx dorsomaculatus Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1979 |
Sargocentron dorsomaculatum, also known as the spotfin squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the western Pacific Ocean near the Ryukyu Islands, Pohnpei, Kosrae, the Caroline Islands, and Palau. It lives in shallow reefs at depths between 2 and 9 metres (6.6 and 29.5 ft). [2] Like other members of its genus, it is nocturnal and seeks shelter among corals and other structures. [1] It can reach sizes of up to 19.7 centimetres (7.8 in) SL. [2]