Brownspot squirrelfish
Sargocentron praslin
- Usual depth0–4 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Sargocentron praslin, the dark-striped squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus Sargocentron. It can be found in the Indian Ocean and the West Pacific Ocean, from East Africa south to Mozambique and east to the Marshall Islands excluding the northern Marshall Islands and the Society Islands. It has also been introduced into Libya, Turkey and Cyprus and may also possibly be found in Egypt and Greece. It inhabits reef flats and shallow protected reefs, often in dead reef areas. It is secretive during the day.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–4 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brownspot squirrelfish, brownspot squirrelfish, Dark-striped Squirrelfish, Darkstriped Squirrelfish, Port Praslin Squirrelfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Marignan rouget
- Japanese
- Kuroobiebisu, クロオビエビス
- Simplified Chinese
- 普拉斯林棘鱗魚, 瀾公妾, 褐斑棘鱗魚, 金鱗甲, 鐵甲兵, 鐵線婆
Other scientific names: Holocentrum marginatum, Perca praslin, Sargocentron paraslin
Similar species
- Silverspot squirrelfish
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
- Crown squirrelfish
Sargocentron diadema
- Japanese soldierfish
Sargocentron ittodai
- Smallmouth squirrelfish
Sargocentron microstoma
- Speckled squirrelfish
Sargocentron punctatissimum
- Redcoat
Sargocentron rubrum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 263 open-data records from 1802 to 2010.
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