Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
One of the most common of the squirrelfishes that occurs in outer reef areas, also encountered in lagoons and drop-offs from less than 2 to 40 m; either solitary or in groups (Ref. 27370). Nocturnal, feeds mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps.
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Randall, J.E. 1998 Revision of the Indo-Pacific squirrelfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Holocentrinae) of the genus Sargocentron, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes (27):105 p. (Ref. 27370)
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Distribution
Distribution
Chagos, Comores, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Red Sea, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa (country)
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Letourneur, Y. (1996). Dynamics of fish communities on Reunion fringing reefs, Indian Ocean. II. Patterns of temporal fluctuations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology 196: 31-52.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6384
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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (south to the latitude of the Xora River, South Africa) to the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia, north to Japan, south to Australia.
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Randall, J.E. 1998 Revision of the Indo-Pacific squirrelfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Holocentrinae) of the genus Sargocentron, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes (27):105 p. (Ref. 27370)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
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Randall, J.E. 1998 Revision of the Indo-Pacific squirrelfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Holocentrinae) of the genus Sargocentron, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes (27):105 p. (Ref. 27370)
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Size
Max. size
25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4201))
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Randall, J.E. and P.C. Heemstra 1986 Holocentridae. p. 415-427. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4201)
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Diagnostic Description
Description
Occurs in coral-rich areas of outer reef slopes and dropoffs from 6 to over 40 m. Nocturnal, feeds mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps.
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
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Head and body red, edges of scales silver; silvery white spot anterodorsally on caudal peduncle (often disappears after death); spinous part of dorsal fin mottled light red, the outer part of the membranes bright red (Ref. 4201). 4-5 oblique rows of scales on cheek. Body depth 2.3-2.7 in SL; head length 2.3-2.8 in SL; snout length 3.6-4.0 in head length. Maxilla extending posteriorly from front of pupil to the center of eye; upper jaw length 2.7-2.95 in head length; premaxillary groove reaching about front edge of orbit; anterior end of nasal bone with 2 short diverging spines; spine at edge of premaxillary groove absent; anterior edge of nasal fossa with 1 (rarely 2) spinule; upper edge of first suborbital bone not serrated (Ref. 27370).
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Randall, J.E. 1998 Revision of the Indo-Pacific squirrelfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Holocentrinae) of the genus Sargocentron, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes (27):105 p. (Ref. 27370)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 85 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 57 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 878
Temperature range (°C): 25.275 - 29.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 1.118
Salinity (PPS): 33.821 - 40.307
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.314 - 4.806
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.277
Silicate (umol/l): 0.810 - 4.752
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 878
Temperature range (°C): 25.275 - 29.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 1.118
Salinity (PPS): 33.821 - 40.307
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.314 - 4.806
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.277
Silicate (umol/l): 0.810 - 4.752
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 57 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 878
Temperature range (°C): 25.275 - 29.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 1.118
Salinity (PPS): 33.821 - 40.307
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.314 - 4.806
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.277
Silicate (umol/l): 0.810 - 4.752
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 878
Temperature range (°C): 25.275 - 29.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 1.118
Salinity (PPS): 33.821 - 40.307
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.314 - 4.806
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.087 - 0.277
Silicate (umol/l): 0.810 - 4.752
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Depth: 2 - 40m.
From 2 to 40 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Tailspot squirrelfish. (Ruppell, 1838)
From 2 to 40 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Tailspot squirrelfish. (Ruppell, 1838)
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 27370)
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Randall, J.E. 1998 Revision of the Indo-Pacific squirrelfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Holocentrinae) of the genus Sargocentron, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes (27):105 p. (Ref. 27370)
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Trophic Strategy
One of the most common of the squirrelfishes that occurs in outer reef areas, also encountered in lagoons and dropoffs from less than 2 to 40 m; either solitary or in groups. Nocturnal, feeds mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps. Also Ref. 9137, 58534.
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Randall, J.E. 1998 Revision of the Indo-Pacific squirrelfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Holocentrinae) of the genus Sargocentron, with descriptions of four new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes (27):105 p. (Ref. 27370)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Sargocentron caudimaculatum
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
MBFA369-07|MBIO609.4|Sargocentron caudimaculatum| ---------------------------------------ACCCTTTATTTAGTATTCGGTGCCTGAGCTGGAATAGTTGGTACAGCCCTT---AGCCTTCTTATTCGAGCTGAACTTAGCCAGCCTGGAGCTCTCCTGGGAGAC---GACCAGATTTATAATGTCATTGTTACAGCCCACGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATTATGATTGGAGGCTTTGGGAACTGACTAATCCCCCTAATG---ATTGGAGCCCCTGACATAGCATTCCCTCGGATAAATAACATAAGCTTTTGACTATTACCCCCATCATTCCTCCTTCTACTAGCCTCTTCCGGAGTAGAAGCTGGTGCCGGTACAGGATGAACAGTATACCCACCCCTTGCAGGTAATTTAGCCCACGCAGGGGCTTCTGTTGACCTT---ACTATTTTCTCACTCCATCTAGCAGGTATTTCTTCAATTCTTGGGGCCATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTATTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCCATTTCCCAATACCAAACTCCCCTATTTGTATGAGCCGTTCTCATCACAGCTGTCCTTCTACTTCTATCCCTACCCGTGCTCGCAGCA---GGAATTACCATGCTACTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACAACATTCTTCGACCCAACACGGGGTGGAGACCCAATCCTTTACCAACACTTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Species: 17
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 3
Species: 17
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Randall, J.E. 1984 Holocentridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3418)
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