Sargocentron hastatum

Sargocentron hastatum, the red soldierfish or the red squirrelfish is a species of marine fish of the family Holocentridae.[2] It occurs in the eastern Atlantic, from the coasts of Portugal down to Angola,[3] including Cape Verde.[1][4]

Sargocentron hastatum, in Histoire naturelle des poissons, Cuvier, 1829

Sargocentron hastatum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Species:
S. hastatum
Binomial name
Sargocentron hastatum
Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms
  • Holocentrum hastatum Cuvier, 1829
  • Adioryx hastatus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Holocentrus hastatus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Sargocentron hastatus (Cuvier, 1829)

This fish grows to 28 cm maximal length.[3]

Habitat

It occurs in rocky areas and reefs from the shoreline down to 200 m depth.[3]

Uses

This fish is locally caught and marketed fresh or smoked, but not in abundance.[1]

References
  1. Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B. & McEachran, J.D. (2015). "Sargocentron hastatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16447855A16510147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16447855A16510147.en. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Sargocentron hastatum" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. Ben-Tuvia, A., 1990. "Holocentridae". p. 627-628., J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post y L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.


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