Samurai squirrelfish

Sargocentron ittodai

Holocentrid Fish from Japanese Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Sargocentron ittodai, the samurai squirrelfish, is a nocturnal species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus of Sargocentron. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, in the Red Sea and Natal, from South Africa to the Marquesan Islands, and north from Southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to New South Wales, Australia. It inhabits outer reef slopes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4201 ) to the Marquesan Islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to New South Wales, Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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