Florent's Guide To The

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

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