Tinsel Squirrelfish
Sargocentron suborbitale
- Group: Other
- Max size: 25.4 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A squirrelfish with big nocturnal eyes, it hides in small caves and rock cracks by day and emerges at night to pick crustaceans from shallow water less than three metres deep. It scatters pelagic eggs that drift as plankton, and grows to about twenty five centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Holocentriformes › Holocentridae › Sargocentron
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1021098.
FAQ
- Is the Tinsel Squirrelfish dangerous to divers?
- The Tinsel Squirrelfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Tinsel Squirrelfish get?
- The Tinsel Squirrelfish grows to about 25.4 cm.