Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Reef Squirrelfish
Sargocentron coruscum
Reef Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Sargocentron coruscum
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 5-75 ft. (2-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
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. coruscum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 272207🔗

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