Sargocentron tiere

Sargocentron tiere
Drawing of Sargocentron tiere
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Species: S. tiere
Binomial name
Sargocentron tiere
(G. Cuvier, 1829)

Sargocentron tiere or the blue-lined squirrelfish is one species of Squirrelfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 33 cm in length.

Distribution

This fish is found around the Hawaiian Islands. Its habitat is reef margins and outer reef slopes.

References


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