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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family) Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
      └Holocentrinae (Subfamily) Squirrelfishes
       └Sargocentron (Genus)
        └S. suborbitale (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1021098🔗

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