Sargocentron microstoma

Sargocentron microstoma
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Sargocentron
Species:	S. microstoma
Binomial name
	Sargocentron microstoma; (Günther, 1859)
Synonyms
	Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859; Adioryx microstomus (Günther, 1859); Holocentrus microstoma Günther, 1859; Holocentrus microstomus Günther, 1859; Sargocentron microstomum (Günther, 1859); Sargocentron microstomus (Günther, 1859); Sargocentron mitrostomus (Günther, 1859); Holocentrum argenteum (non Valenciennes, 1831)

Sargocentron microstoma, the fine-lined squirrelfish, slender squirrelfish or smallmouth squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae. It has a wide range throughout the Indo-Pacific from the Chagos Archipelago, Seychelles, and the Maldives to the Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, and the Tuamotus Archipelago, north to the Ryukyu Islands and Bonin Islands, south to Austral Islands and throughout Micronesia. It lives near reefs usually at depths between 1–35 m (3.3–114.8 ft), but can be found as deep as 183 m (600 ft). During the day it hides in crevices, especially near Acropora and Pocillopora. It is a nocturnal predator, feeding on crustaceans, worms, and fishes. It can reach sizes of up to 20 cm (7.9 in) TL and has a venomous preopercle.^[2]

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