Sargocentron tiereoides

Sargocentron tiereoides, the pink squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus Sargocentron. It can be found in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, from East Africa to the Line and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu, Japan and Wake Island, south to Vanuatu, through Micronesia.[2] It inhabits outer reef slopes of deeper waters and has been collected on reef flat and lagoon patch reefs. It feeds on benthic crabs and shrimp at night.[3]

Sargocentron tiereoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Species:
S. tiereoides
Binomial name
Sargocentron tiereoides
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms

Adioryx tiereoides Bleeker, 1853
Holocentrum tiereoides Bleeker, 1853

References edit

  1. ^ Williams, I. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Sargocentron tiereoides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Sargocentron tiereoides country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ^ "Sargocentron tiereoides". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.