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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family)
      └Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Sargocentron (Genus)

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