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Other fish (coast and sea)

Deepwater Squirrelfish

Sargocentron bullisi (Woods, 1955)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDeepwater Squirrelfish
Dutch—
SpanishCarajuelo profundo
Chinese深海鳂
Scientific nameSargocentron bullisi (Woods, 1955)

About this species

Sargocentron bullisi, more commonly known as the deepwater squirrelfish, is a nocturnal, reef-associated predator of the family Holocentridae. It is native to the West Atlantic from North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil and throughout the Caribbean Sea. It lives 33 to 110 metres (108 to 361 ft) below the surface. It can reach sizes of up to 13.0 centimetres (5.1 in) SL.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderBeryciformes
FamilyHolocentridae
GenusSargocentron

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