Poissons soldats

Sargocentron

Soldierfishes

Classification
Ostéichthyen Beryciformes Holocentridae Holocentrinae Neoniphon Sargocentron Myripristinae Myripristis
33 espèces
some venomous

Classification

Ostéichthyen

Beryciformes

Holocentridae

Holocentrinae

Neoniphon
Sargocentron

Myripristinae

Myripristis

33 espèces

some venomous

Etymologies		Source
Sargocentron	Greek, sargos = sargus + Greek, kentron = sting	fishbase



Sargocentron caudimaculatum
fishbase / souslesmers / aquaportail / doris / nomadica / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Silverspot squirrelfish / Whitetail squirrelfish	Rüppell, 1838/ LC / ITIS 622219

2919 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)	2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist)		2017 Soudan ©mda (via INaturalist)


2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)	2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2014 Palau by Mark Rosenstein (via INaturalist)	2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2009 Bunaken (Sulawesi) by Bernard DUPONT (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2009 Bunaken (Sulawesi) by Bernard DUPONT (via Wikimedia Commons)	1998 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) ©Field, Richard (via fishbase)


2008 N-Sulawesi by Jim Greenfield (via fishbase)	1995 Bali ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2007 FIJI by Richard Ling (via INaturalist)


2016 Maldives ©Trevor Meyer (via fishbase)	2012 Maldives ©Rainer Kretzberg (via fishbase)	2001 Great Barrier (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via fishesofaustralia)
Indo-Pacifiq & Red sea	Poisson écureuil à queue blanche ou tahitien	tropical
head and body red, edges of scales silver; silvery white spot anterodorsally on caudal peduncle; spinous part of dorsal fin mottled light red, the outer part of the membranes bright red
2-40m / 18-25cm	venomous	solitaire or not, nocturne, sciaphile
Sargocentron caudimaculatum

Sargocentron cornutum
fishbase / inaturalist / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Threespot squirrelfish / Horned Squirrelfish	Bleeker, 1854 / LC / ITIS 622120

1995 Sumilon Is. (Philippines) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2015 Bali by Lesley Clements (via INaturalist)	2019 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein (via INaturalist)


2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	derrière Centropyge bispinosa, 2010 Sabah (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT (via Wikimedia Commons)	2015 Similan (Thai) by vranken martin (via fishbase)
EIndian-WPacifiq	Ecureuil à taches noires	tropical
body rouge vis avec 9 rayures horizontales blch; 1^ère dorsale rayée aussi; 2 rayures blc verticales sur la tête derrière les yeux; caudale fourchue et translucide, à marges rouges; distinct black spot on middle of caudal-fin base; black marks at base of soft dorsal and anal fins; dark streak near anterior edge of anal fin
6-40m / 27cm	venomous spine on its preopercle	nocturne, hides in caves or beneath ledges by day
Sargocentron cornutum

Sargocentron diadema
fishbase / souslesmers / aquaportail / doris / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey	Synonymes Crown squirrelfish	Lacépède, 1802 / LC / ITIS 166261

2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)		2009 Mauritius ©mda (via INaturalist)


2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	avec Myripristis murdjan, 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


1995 Marshall Islands ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	accompagnés d'un Myripristis murdjan, 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2016 Fiji ©Helen Sykes (via fishbase)	2015 Komodo ©François Libert (via fishbase)	2014 Mauritius ©Jean Claude Jamoulle (via fishbase)


2014 Timor by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2006 Great Barrier (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via fishesofaustralia)	2009 Wadi Gimal, Egypt by Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase)


2013 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon (via Wikimedia Commons)	2015 Maldives by Julien Bidet (via Wikimedia Commons)	2019 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)
Indo-WCPacifiq & Red sea	Poisson écureuil diadème	tropical
Body with alternating broad red and narrower silvery white stripes; red head with 2 vertical white streaks on the opercle, one on its edge and an oblique one below the eye; distinctive reddish-black to black dorsal fin with two white streaks;
2-30m (jsq 60m) / 13-17 cm venomous spine on its preopercle	dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder	benthopelagiq, nocturne, sciaphile, under ledges or in crevices during the day
Sargocentron diadema

Sargocentron punctatissimum
fishbase / doris / bie.ala.org.au / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Speckled squirrelfish	Cuvier, 1829/ LC / ITIS 166259

1995 Enewetak (Marshall Is.) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2014 Okinawa by Patrick Randall (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2014 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon (via Wikimedia Commons)
Indo-WCPacifiq & Red Sea	Ecureuil moucheté	tropical
Body reddish silver, iridescent bluish above; scales finely dotted with black; spinous dorsal silvery white, with broad red margin; 5 oblique scale rows on cheek
<30m (jsq183m) / 23cm	venomous spine on its preopercle	benthopelagic, nocturne, in surge-swept tunnels and crevices
Sargocentron punctatissimum

Sargocentron rubrum
fishbase / monaconature / souslesmers / doris / nomadica / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Redcoat / Red squirrelfish	Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 622121

2016 Oman ©mda (viaINaturalist)	2004 Queensland (Au) by Sasha Schulz (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Queensland (Au) by Graham Edgar (via fishesofaustralia)
Indo-WPacifiq & Red Sea & lessepsien	Poisson écureuil manteau rouge	tropical
body rayures longitudinales rouge-argenté et blc jsq pédoncule caudal; 2 bandes blanc argenté entre l’œil et l’opercule, une autre oblique au-dessus de la mâchoire; 1^ère nageoire dorsale est rayonnée rouge avec une membrane blanchâtre; 2^ème dorsale et la caudale fourchue sont translucides teintées de jaune avec un trait rouge en bordure extérieure; liseré blanc externe sur la nageoire anale; pelviennes translucides rosées avec trait rouge et liséré blc; tache sombre qqx à l'arrière
<84m / 27-32cm	venomous spine on its preopercle	solitary or in aggregations, hidden during the day, nocturne
Sargocentron rubrum

Sargocentron spiniferum
fishbase / doris / australianmuseum / aquaportail / souslesmers / liboupat2 / monaconature / nomadica / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Sabre squirrelfish	Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 166258

2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)


2010 Egypt ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist)


2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)		2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)


2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)		2010 Egypt ©mda (via INaturalist)


2007 ©Albert Kok (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2004 Maldives ©Mkleine (via Wikimedia Commons)	2006 Osprey Reef (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via Encyclopedia of Life)


	2012 Raja Ampat by David R (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2007 by Albert Kok (via Wikimedia Commons)


2009 Wadi Gimal (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase)	1975 Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Is) by Scott Johnson (via fishbase)	1995 Maldives ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


2013 Maldives by MDC Seamarc (via Wikimedia Commons)	2008 Red Sea by Hectonicus (via Wikimedia Commons)	2011 Fiji by Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble (via Wikimedia Commons)
Indo-Pacifiq & Red sea	Poisson écureuil géant	tropical
head and body red, scale edges silvery white; spinous dorsal crimson in color; other fins orange-yellow; vertically oblong crimson spot on preopercle behind eye
1-122m / 35-51cm / 2.6kg solitaire venomous spine on its preopercle	dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder	nocturne, benthopelagiq, solitary, sciaphole
Sargocentron spiniferum

MàJ 13/03/2023