Sargocentron punctatissimum Speckled squirrelfish, Whitespotted Squirrelfish

Sargocentron punctatissimumis commonly referred to as Speckled squirrelfish, Whitespotted Squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

9425 

AphiaID:

217941 

Scientific:

Sargocentron punctatissimum 

German:

Gesprenkelter Husarenfisch 

English:

Speckled Squirrelfish, Whitespotted Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Sudan, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Caroline Island, Chile, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Kiribati, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Midway Islands, Moluccas, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Rapa, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Tahiti, Taiwan, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Wake Atoll, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 183 Meter 

Size:

up to 9.06" (23 cm) 

Temperature:

22,4 °F - 29,3 °F (22,4°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Schrimps, Snails, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

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
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-03-02 21:25:03 

Last edit:

2016-03-02 21:25:03 

Toxicity

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