Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Smallmouth Squirrelfish
Sargocentron microstoma
Smallmouth Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Sargocentron microstoma
Size: Up to 7.5 in. (19 cm)  
Depth: 6-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
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. microstoma (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217952🔗
iNaturalist ID: 447375🔗

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