Sargocentron microstoma Smallmouth squirrelfish

Sargocentron microstomais commonly referred to as Smallmouth squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

9426 

AphiaID:

217952 

Scientific:

Sargocentron microstoma 

German:

Soldatenfisch 

English:

Smallmouth Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Günther, ), 1859 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Australia, Banda Sea, Caroline Island, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Line Islands, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Moluccas, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Tahiti, Taiwan, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Atoll 

Sea depth:

1 - 183 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mantis shrimps, Mysis, Schrimps, Worms 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

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:

2016-03-03 13:11:25 

Last edit:

2016-03-03 13:11:25 

Toxicity

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