Holocentridae

brownspot squirrelfish

Sargocentron praslin

Holocentrid Fish beneath the Mediterranean Sea

• Brown
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Sargocentron praslin, the dark-striped squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish belonging 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.