Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Body and fins red with black blotch on membrane between first 4 spines of dorsal fin. Blackish spot or saddle on caudal peduncle (Ref. 7251). Pectoral axil pale (Ref. 37108).

Common Names

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Saddle squirrelfish , English , Bahamas

Saddle Squirrelfish , English , Cuba

Saddle squirrelfish , English , Jamaica

Saddle squirrelfish , English , Puerto Rico

Saddle squirrelfish , English , USA

波科棘鱗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

波科棘鳞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Holocentriformes

Family: Holocentridae

Genus: Sargocentron

Species: Sargocentron poco (Woods, 1965)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Biology

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Probably more common on shelf-edge reefs (Ref. 51183).

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless