Spiny squirrelfish (Sargocentron lepros)

Scientific name: Sargocentron lepros Allen & Cross, 1983

Spiny squirrelfish (Sargocentron lepros)

The Spiny squirrelfish (Sargocentron lepros) is a marine fish of the family Holocentridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to Australia. Recently recorded from the Chesterfield Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Body light red to orange-red with narrow darker red stripes separating scale rows; white streak on head absent (except beneath maxilla); 4-5 oblique scale rows on cheek; body depth 2.65-2.95 in SL; head length (HL) 2.55-2.8 in SL; snout length 3.8-4.15 in HL; interorbital width 5.25-6.35 in HL; dorsal head profile slightly convex; maxilla extending to between verticals at front edge of iris and center of eye; upper jaw length 2.35-2.6 in HL; rounded anterior end of nasal bone; medial margin of nasal bone without retrorse spine; moderately large nasal fossa without spines; upper surface of nasal bone between nasal fossa and premaxillary groove edge with a retrorse spine; 2 opercular spines, with the lower 1/2-3/4 length of the upper; preopercular spine 4.8-6.35 HL; spinules on posterior margin of preopercle 17 (3.3 cm SL specimen), 19 (4.9 cm), 26 (5.3 cm), 30-36 (6.4-8.1 cm

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sargocentron lepros
Family
Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes)
Order
Beryciformes (Sawbellies)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.2
Depth range
10–45 m (33–148 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to Australia. Recently recorded from the Chesterfield Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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