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Sargocentron seychellense

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Sargocentron seychellense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Species:
S. seychellense
Binomial name
Sargocentron seychellense
Synonyms

Holocentrus seychellensis J. L. B. Smith & M. M. Smith, 1963
Centropomus ruber Lacépède, 1802

Sargocentron seychellense, the yellow-tipped squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus Sargocentron. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean in Oman, the St. Brandon Shoals, Yemen in the Socotra Archipelago, Mauritius, Réunion, Comoros, Madagascar, the Chagos Archipelago and Seychelles, which it is named after.[1] It inhabits shallow waters of coral reefs and rocky shores, and is often found between branching corals.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sargocentron seychellense country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ "Sargocentron seychellense". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.