WoRMS taxon details
Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838)
217940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217940)
accepted
Species
Adioryx andamanensis (Day, 1871) · unaccepted
Adioryx caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838) · unaccepted
Holocentrum andamanense Day, 1871 · unaccepted
Holocentrum leonoides Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Holocentrus andamanensis (Day, 1871) · unaccepted
Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838 · unaccepted
Holocentrus rubellio Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Sargocentron caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sargocentron caudomaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sargocentron caudomaculatus (Rüppell, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of outer reef slopes and dropoffs from 6 to over 40 m. Nocturnal, feeds mainly on benthic crabs...
Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of outer reef slopes and dropoffs from 6 to over 40 m. Nocturnal, feeds mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217940 on 2025-06-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
original description (of Holocentrus rubellio Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [details]
original description (of Holocentrum andamanense Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 686 [10] [details]
original description (of Holocentrum leonoides Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Celebes. <em>Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore).</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 65-74. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
original description (of Holocentrus rubellio Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [details]
original description (of Holocentrum andamanense Day, 1871) Day, F. (1871). On the fishes of the Andaman Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870 (pt 3): 677-705 [1-29].
page(s): 686 [10] [details]
original description (of Holocentrum leonoides Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Celebes. <em>Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore).</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 65-74. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in coral-rich areas of outer reef slopes and dropoffs from 6 to over 40 m. Nocturnal, feeds mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps. [details]Remark Adioryx caudimaculatus in Randall <307> [details]
To Barcode of Life (54 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Adioryx caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus rubellio Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum andamanense Day, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum leonoides Bleeker, 1849)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Adioryx caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Tailspot Squirrelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sargocentron caudimaculatum)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus andamanensis (Day, 1871))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum andamanense Day, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Adioryx andamanensis (Day, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Adioryx caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron caudomaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron caudomaculatum (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum leonoides Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus rubellio Seale, 1906)
To FishBase images (Sargocentron caudimaculatum, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron caudimaculatum FIN029204 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron caudimaculatum FIN029205 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Adioryx caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus rubellio Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum andamanense Day, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum leonoides Bleeker, 1849)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Adioryx caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Tailspot Squirrelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sargocentron caudimaculatum)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus andamanensis (Day, 1871))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum andamanense Day, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Adioryx andamanensis (Day, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Adioryx caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron caudimaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron caudomaculatus (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron caudomaculatum (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum leonoides Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus rubellio Seale, 1906)
To FishBase images (Sargocentron caudimaculatum, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus caudimaculatus Rüppell, 1838)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron caudimaculatum FIN029204 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron caudimaculatum FIN029205 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
