Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Smallmouth Squirrelfish
Sargocentron microstoma
Smallmouth Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Sargocentron microstoma
Size: Up to 7.5 in. (19 cm)  
Depth: 6-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family)
      └Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Sargocentron (Genus)
        └S. microstoma (Species)

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