Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Pink Squirrelfish
Sargocentron tiereoides
Pink Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Sargocentron tiereoides
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 30-150 ft. (10-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Holocentriformes (Order)
      └Holocentridae (Family)
       └Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
        └Sargocentron (Genus)
         └S. tiereoides (Species)

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Squirrelfishes

Pink Squirrelfish

Blackfin Squirrelfish

Spotfin Squirrelfish

Tailspot Squirrelfish

Crown Squirrelfish

Smallmouth Squirrelfish

Sabre Squirrelfish

Blue Lined Squirrelfish



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