Saltwater
Speckled squirrelfish
Sargocentron punctatissimum
Holocentridae, Holocentrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 23 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 292 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, and 36 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits surge-swept tunnels and crevices of the reef margin and reef front. Rarely occurs below 30 m, but has been observed at depths of 101 to 183 m in the Hawaiian Islands; majority of specimens collected in less than 3 m, often in tide pools. Benthopelagic. It disperses at night over sand flats and open reef bottom to feed on small crustaceans, crustacean larvae, and polychaete worms. Spine of preopercle venomous. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Adioryx lacteoguttatus
- Faremusca lacteoguttata termastigma
- Holocenthrus gladispinis
- Holocenthrus gracilispinis
- Holocentrum argenteum
- Holocentrum diploxiphus
In other languages
- Peppered squirrel, Peppered squirrelfish, Whitespotted sqirrelfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.