Animalia > Chordata > Beryciformes > Holocentridae > Sargocentron > Sargocentron rubrum

Sargocentron rubrum (Soldier fish; Scarlet-tailed squirrel-fish; Russet squirrelfish; Red-coat squirrelfish; Redcoat; Red striped squirrelfish; Red squirrelfish redcoat; Red squirrelfish; Red soldierfish; Red coat; Soldierfish; Nannygai; Redcoat squirrelfish; Red soldier fish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Sargocentron rubrum, also known as redcoat, is a member of the family Holocentridae of the order Beryciformes. Squirrelfish in general are large, active, nocturnal fish which are usually red in color. It is found in the Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to the West Pacific, where it ranges from southern Japan to New Caledonia and New South Wales, Australia. Recently recorded also in Tonga. It invaded the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Shoalwater and Corio Bays Area Ramsar Site   Queensland, Australia

Prey / Diet

Pilumnus hirtellus (bristly crab)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Muraena helena (European moray)1
Scorpaena porcus (Black scorpion fish)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Bivesicula claviformis[2]
Bivesicula obovata[2]
Haliotrema holocentri[2]
Lecithochirium cirrhiti[2]
Lecithochirium holocentri[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1FEEDING HABITS OF THE SUEZ CANAL MIGRANT SQUIRRELFISH, SARGOCENTRON RUBRUM, IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, D. Golani, A. Ben-Tuvia & B. Galil, Israel Journal of Zoology Volume 32, Issue 4, 1983, p. 194-204
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0