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North Pacific squirrelfish (Sargocentron spinosissimum)
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North Pacific squirrelfish (Sargocentron spinosissimum) specimen
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Holocentridae

North Pacific squirrelfish

Sargocentron spinosissimum

Holocentrid Fish beneath Northwest Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

North Pacific squirrelfish is known from Northwest Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
17.7 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan to Taiwan; also reported from Hawaii (Ref. 27370 ). Lessepsian migrant but identificastion to be confirmed (Ref. 124038 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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