WoRMS taxon details
Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775) AphiaID: 217950
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) >  Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Holocentrinae (Subfamily) > Sargocentron (Genus) > Sargocentron spiniferum (Species)
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| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Sargocentron Fowler, 1904 | |||||||||||||
| Orig. name | Sciaena spinifera Forsskål, 1775 | |||||||||||||
| Synonymised names |
Adioryx spinifer (Forsskål, 1775)Holocentrum binotatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1834Holocentrum leo Cuvier, 1829Holocentrum melanopterus Bleeker, 1855Holocentrum spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775)Holocentrum unipunctatum Günther, 1874Holocentrus bowiei Jordan & Snyder, 1905Holocentrus spinifer (Forsskål, 1775)Holocentrus spiniferus (Forsskål, 1775)Holocentrus verticalis Seale, 1906Holocentrus xanthurus Fowler, 1944Perca spinifer (Forsskål, 1775)Sargocentron spinifer (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)Sciaena spinifera Forsskål, 1775 | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record Smith, J.L.B. & Smith, M.M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown. [details] [show all] | |||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||
| Distribution | From other sources
ComoresComores [details]Djibouti Djibouti [details]Federal Republic of Somalia Somalia [details]Indian Ocean Chagos [details]Reunion [details]Madagascar Madagascar [details]Mozambique Mozambique [details]Red Sea Red Sea [details]Republic of Mauritius Cargados Carajos [details]Mauritius [details]Rodriguez [details]Seychelles Seychelles [details]South Africa South Africa (country) [details]Tanzania Tanzania [details] | |||||||||||||
| Host of |
Ascarophis (Dentiascarophis) adioryx Machida, 1981 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Ascarophis holocentri Parukhin, 1984 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Caligus ligatus Lewis A.G., 1964 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Pseudohaliotrematoides falcatus Yamaguti, 1968 [via synonym] (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Pseudopecoelus vitellozonatus Pritchard, 1966 [via synonym] (parasitic: endoparasitic)
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| Links | To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 16 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Notes | From other sources
Description Inhabits a variety of reef zones from reef flats to lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 122 m and is fairly common in areas not subjected to heavy spearfishing. Juveniles inhabit shallow protected reefs. A nocturnal species that feeds on crabs, shrimps and small fishes. Spine of preopercle venomous. [details]Spelling Adioryx spinifer in Randall <307>. [details] | |||||||||||||
| Images | [show unreviewed] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217950 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2008). Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2017). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217950 on 2017-09-22 | ||||||||||||||
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