Biology:Sargocentron tiereoides
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Short description: Species of fish
| Sargocentron tiereoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Holocentriformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Sargocentron |
| Species: | S. tiereoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Sargocentron tiereoides (Bleeker, 1853)
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| Synonyms | |
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Adioryx tiereoides Bleeker, 1853 | |
Sargocentron tiereoides, the pink squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus Sargocentron. It can be found in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, from East Africa to the Line and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu, Japan and Wake Island, south to Vanuatu, through Micronesia.[2] It inhabits outer reef slopes of deeper waters and has been collected on reef flat and lagoon patch reefs. It feeds on benthic crabs and shrimp at night.[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, I.; Greenfield, D. (2016). "Sargocentron tiereoides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2016. https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Sargocentron-tiereoides.html. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Sargocentron tiereoides country list". https://www.fishbase.de/Country/CountryList.php?ID=7311&GenusName=Sargocentron&SpeciesName=tiereoides.
- ↑ "Sargocentron tiereoides". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Sargocentron-tiereoides.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q3064942 entry
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