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

Sargocentron spiniferum is commonly referred to as Giant Squirrelfish , Long-jawed Squirrelfish, Sabre Squirrelfish, Spinecheek Squirrelfish, Spiny Squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Никакого Животного Начинающего. A aquarium size of at least 700 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: toxic.


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lexID:
1267 
AphiaID:
217950 
Scientific:
Sargocentron spiniferum 
German:
Großdorn-Husar 
English:
Giant Squirrelfish , Long-jawed Squirrelfish, Sabre Squirrelfish, Spinecheek Squirrelfish, Spiny Squirrelfish 
Category:
Рыбы - Солдат 
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 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
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:
Никакого Животного Начинающего 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-09-08 16:57:56 

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Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775)

This one is the biggest species of the family Sargocentron. Its size will be up to 18" according to literature. His back is very high. The nocturnal animal will live during the day as pair or small group under overhangs. CAUTION: The long Praeopercular stinger can be toxic and if you eat it you die possibly.

Reports of ciguatera poisoning!

Synonymised names
Adioryx spinifer (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Holocentrum binotatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 · unaccepted
Holocentrum leo Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Holocentrum melanopterus Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted
Holocentrum spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Holocentrum unipunctatum Günther, 1874 · unaccepted
Holocentrus bowiei Jordan & Snyder, 1905 · unaccepted
Holocentrus spinifer (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Holocentrus spiniferus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Holocentrus verticalis Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Holocentrus xanthurus Fowler, 1944 · unaccepted
Perca spinifer (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Sargocentron spinifer (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sciaena spinifera Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 04.11.2023.

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