Sargocentron spiniferum Giant Squirrelfish , Long-jawed Squirrelfish, Sabre Squirrelfish, Spinecheek Squirrelfish, Spiny Squirrelfish

Sargocentron spiniferumis commonly referred to as Giant Squirrelfish , Long-jawed Squirrelfish, Sabre Squirrelfish, Spinecheek Squirrelfish, Spiny Squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 700 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

1267 

AphiaID:

217950 

Scientific:

Sargocentron spiniferum 

German:

Riesenhusar o. Großdorn-Husarenfisch 

English:

Giant Squirrelfish , Long-jawed Squirrelfish, Sabre Squirrelfish, Spinecheek Squirrelfish, Spiny Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Holocentriformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Sargocentron (Genus) > spiniferum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bakers Island, Brunei Darussalam, China, Comores, Cook Islands, Corea, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gilbert Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Howland Island, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Line Islands, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Midway Islands, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paracel-Islands, Philippines, Phoenix Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Wake Atoll, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 122 Meter 

Size:

13.78" - 20.08" (35cm - 51cm) 

Weight:

2.6 kg 

Temperature:

24,4 °F - 84.2 °F (24,4°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Tank:

153.98 gal (~ 700L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Sargocentron bullisi
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron caudimaculatum
  Silberfleck Husar
• 
  Sargocentron cornutum
  Dreifleck-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron coruscum
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron diadema
  Diadem-Husar
• Sargocentron dorsomaculatum
• Sargocentron ensifer
• Sargocentron hastatum
• Sargocentron hormion
• Sargocentron inaequalis
• Sargocentron iota
• 
  Sargocentron ittodai
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron lepros
• Sargocentron macrosquamis
• 
  Sargocentron marisrubri
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron megalops
• 
  Sargocentron melanospilos
  Schwarzflecken-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron microstoma
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron poco
• 
  Sargocentron praslin
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron punctatissimum
  Gesprenkelter Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron rubrum
  Roter Eichhörnchenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron seychellense
  Seychellen-Husarenfisch
• Sargocentron shimizui
• 
  Sargocentron spiniferum
  Riesenhusar o. Großdorn-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron spinosissimum
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron suborbitale
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron tiere
  Blaustreifen-Husarenfisch
• Sargocentron tiereoides
• Sargocentron vexillarium
• 
  Sargocentron violaceum
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron wilhelmi
• 
  Sargocentron xantherythrum
  Hawaii-Husarenfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-01-20 17:02:49 

Last edit:

2024-03-19 10:16:57 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Sargocentron spiniferum has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Sargocentron spiniferum in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Sargocentron spiniferum. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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