Sargocentron caudimaculatum

Whitetail Squirrelfish | Silverspot Squirrelfish | Tailspot Squirrelfish
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum, Indonesia
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum, Bali, Indonesia
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum, Naigani Is, Fiji, Photo: Andrew Green
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum, Red Sea
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Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron caudimaculatum

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

White tail base and rear portion of body. Deeper bodied and lacks prominent stripes of S. diadema (crown squirrelfish). Under ledges and in caves, often mixed with Myripristis species (soldierfishes).


Information

Max Size: 25 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.5-31.2°C

Depth: 1-40m

Habitat Generalization Index: 15.06

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Common (27.7% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (3 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland