Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Three-Spot Squirrelfish
Sargocentron cornutum
Three-Spot Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Sargocentron cornutum
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 15-120 ft. (5-37 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef, Philippines
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. cornutum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217946🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49623🔗

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