Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Florent's Guide To The
Eastern Pacific Reefs
Tinsel Squirrelfish
Sargocentron suborbitale
Tinsel Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Sargocentron suborbitale
Synonyms: Neoniphon suborbitalis
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Holocentriformes (Order)
└Holocentridae (Family)
└Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
└Sargocentron (Genus)
└S. suborbitale (Species)
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