Sargocentron cornutum Horned Squirrelfish, Red-striped Squirrelfish , Tail-spot Squirrelfish, Threespot Squirrelfish

Sargocentron cornutumis commonly referred to as Horned Squirrelfish, Red-striped Squirrelfish , Tail-spot Squirrelfish, Threespot Squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

5208 

AphiaID:

217946 

Scientific:

Sargocentron cornutum 

German:

Dreifleck-Husarenfisch 

English:

Horned Squirrelfish, Red-striped Squirrelfish , Tail-spot Squirrelfish, Threespot Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Sargocentron (Genus) > cornutum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bleeker, ), 1854 

Occurrence:

Australia, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

8 - 40 Meter 

Size:

6.69" - 10.63" (17cm - 27cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Rock shrimps, Schrimps 

Tank:

1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

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:

2013-03-29 18:17:36 

Last edit:

2019-10-17 18:55:59 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Sargocentron cornutum 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 cornutum in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Sargocentron cornutum. 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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