Sargocentron cornutum | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Sargocentron cornutum
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Holocentriformes
  • Family » Holocentridae
  • Genus » Sargocentron
  • Species » cornutum
  • Sargocentron cornutum
    (Threespot squirrelfish)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) Sargocentron cornutum, the threespot squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae native to the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef. It lives in coral reefs and drop-offs between depths of 6–40 m (20–131 ft). It is a nocturnal predator, feeding on crabs and shrimps by night and hiding under ledges or in caves by day. It can reach sizes of up to 27.0 cm (10.6 in) TL and has a venomous preopercle.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Davao del Sur, Santa Cruz]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   MIN_1812_STAC_066A
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524619
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 13, 2024, 1:58 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    TGCACCCTCTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCTGGAATAGTTGGAACAGCCCTTAGCCTTCTTATTCGAGCTGAACTTAGTCAACCCGGAGCCCTTCTGGGAGATGACCAAATTTATAATGTCATTGTTACAGCGCACGCGTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATTATGATTGGAGGCTTTGGGAACTGACTGATCCCCTTAATAATCGGAGCCCCTGACATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTTTGACTTCTACCTCCATCATTCCTTCTTCTACTAGCTTCTTCAGGAGTAGAAGCCGGTGCCGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTACCCACCCCTTGCAGGTAATTTAGCCCACGCAGGGGCTTCTGTTGATCTTACTATTTTCTCACTCCATCTGGCTGGTATTTCCTCAATCCTAGGGGCCATTAATTTTATTACAACTATCATTAATATGAAACCCCCTGCCATCTCTCAATACCAAACTCCTCTCTTTGTGTGAGCTGTCCTAATTACAGCCGTTCTTCTTCTCCTGTCCCTACCTGTACTTGCAGCTGGTATTACTATGCTGCTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACAACATTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGTGGAGATCCTATTCTATATCAACACCTATTTTGA

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