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Holocentridae
Tinsel squirrelfish
Sargocentron suborbitale
Holocentrid Fish beneath Eastern Pacific
Sargocentron suborbitale, the tinsel squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus Sargocentron. It can be found in the East Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Ecuador including the Galapagos Islands. During the day, adults of the species hide in small caves or crevices of rocks.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Holocentridae
- Genus
- Sargocentron
- Maximum length
- 25.4 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

