Sargocentron praslin
Sargocentron praslin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Holocentriformes |
Family: | Holocentridae |
Genus: | Sargocentron |
Species: | S. praslin
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Binomial name | |
Sargocentron praslin (Lacépède, 1802)
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Synonyms | |
Perca praslin Lacépède, 1802 |
Sargocentrum praslin, the dark-striped squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish beloging to the genus Sargocentron. It can be found in the Indian Ocean and the West Pacific Ocean, from East Africa south to Mozambique and east to the Marshall Islands excluding the northern Marshall Islands and the Society Islands. It has also been introduced into Libya, Turkey and Cyprus and may also possibly be found in Egypt and Greece.[2] It inhabits reef flats and shallow protected reefs, often in dead reef areas. It is secretive during the day.[3]
References[]
- ^ Williams, I. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Sargocentron praslin". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Sargocentron praslin country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Sargocentron praslin". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Beryciformes stubs
- Sargocentron
- Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
- Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède
- Fish of the Indian Ocean
- Fish of the Mediterranean Sea