Biology:Sargocentron hastatum

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Short description: Species of fish

Sargocentron hastatum
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Species:
S. hastatum
Binomial name
Sargocentron hastatum
Cuvier, 1829
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Synonyms
  • Holocentrum hastatum Cuvier, 1829
  • Adioryx hastatus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Holocentrus hastatus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Sargocentron hastatus (Cuvier, 1829)

Sargocentron hastatum, the red soldierfish or the red squirrelfish is a species of marine fish of the family Holocentridae.[2] It occurs in the eastern Atlantic, from the coasts of Portugal down to Angola,[3] including Cape Verde.[1][4]

Sargocentron hastatum, in Histoire naturelle des poissons, Cuvier, 1829

This fish grows to a maximal length of 28 centimetres (11 in).[3]

Habitat

It occurs in rocky areas and reefs from the shoreline down to a depth of 200 metres (660 ft).[3]

Uses

This fish is locally caught and marketed fresh or smoked, but not in abundance.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B.; McEachran, J.D. (2015). "Sargocentron hastatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T16447855A16510147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16447855A16510147.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16447855/16510147. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Sargocentron hastatum" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. Ben-Tuvia, A., 1990. "Holocentridae". p. 627–628., J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post y L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.

Wikidata ☰ Q2342930 entry