Biology:Sargocentron ittodai

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Sargocentron ittodai
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Species:
S. ittodai
Binomial name
Sargocentron ittodai
(D.S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902)
Synonyms

Holocentrus ittodai Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Adioryx ittodai Jordan & Fowler, 1902

Sargocentron ittodai, the samurai squirrelfish, is a nocturnal species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus of Sargocentron. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, in the Red Sea and Natal, from South Africa to the Marquesan Islands, and north from Southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to New South Wales, Australia . It inhabits outer reef slopes. It can be found either solitary or in groups. It mainly feeds on benthic crabs and shrimps.[2]

References

  1. Williams, I.; Greenfield, D. (2016). "Sargocentron ittodai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2016. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/67902103/115443555. Retrieved 3 September 2021. 
  2. "Sargocentron ittodai". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/6573. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2699658 entry