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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Maximum length: 32 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa south to Mozambique (but not the Red Sea) and east to the Marshall, except the northern Marshalls (Ref. 37816 ) and Society islands. Recorded from the Mediterranean as a Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 74657 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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