Sargocentron
Sargocentron is a genus of squirrelfish found in tropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, with the greatest species diversity near reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Being largely or entirely nocturnal, they have relatively large eyes. Red and silvery colours dominate. The preopercle spines are venomous and can give painful wounds. Most have a maximum length of, but S. iota barely reaches, and S. spiniferum can reach more than.
Species
There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus:- Sargocentron borodinoensis Kotlyar, 2017
- Sargocentron bullisi
- Sargocentron caudimaculatum
- Sargocentron cornutum
- Sargocentron coruscum
- Sargocentron diadema
- Sargocentron dorsomaculatum
- Sargocentron ensifer
- Sargocentron hastatum
- Sargocentron hormion J. E. Randall, 1998
- Sargocentron inaequalis J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 1985
- Sargocentron iota J. E. Randall, 1998
- Sargocentron ittodai
- Sargocentron lepros
- Sargocentron macrosquamis Golani, 1984
- Sargocentron marisrubri J. E. Randall, Golani & Diamant, 1989
- Sargocentron megalops J. E. Randall, 1998
- Sargocentron melanospilos
- Sargocentron microstoma
- Sargocentron poco
- Sargocentron praslin
- Sargocentron punctatissimum
- Sargocentron rubrum
- Sargocentron seychellense
- Sargocentron shimizui J. E. Randall, 1998
- Sargocentron spiniferum
- Sargocentron spinosissimum
- Sargocentron suborbitale
- Sargocentron tiere
- Sargocentron tiereoides
- Sargocentron vexillarium
- Sargocentron violaceum
- Sargocentron wilhelmi
- ''Sargocentron xantherythrum''