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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Holocentriformes (Order)
      └Holocentridae (Family)
       └Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
        └Sargocentron (Genus)
         └S. coruscum (Species)

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Squirrelfishes

Reef Squirrelfish

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