WoRMS taxon details
Sargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802)
217947 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217947)
accepted
Species
Adioryx diadema (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Holocentre diadème Commerson & Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Holocentrum diadema Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Perca pulchella Bennett, 1827 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargocentrum diadema (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 335, 372 [details]
page(s): 335, 372 [details]
Description Inhabits subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of 30 m or more. Occurs under ledges or in crevices...
Description Inhabits subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of 30 m or more. Occurs under ledges or in crevices during the day and feeds on isopods; at night it roams over open sand and low-profile reef areas to feed on polychaetes and small crabs. Venomous spine on its preopercle. Size rarely exceeds 13 cm. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217947 on 2025-06-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 335, 372 [details]
original description (of Perca pulchella Bennett, 1827) Bennett, E. T. (1827). Observations on the fishes contained in the collection of the Zoological Society. <em>Zoological Journal, London.</em> v. 3 (no. 11, art. 37): 371-378, Pl. 9. [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]
page(s): 335, 372 [details]
original description (of Perca pulchella Bennett, 1827) Bennett, E. T. (1827). Observations on the fishes contained in the collection of the Zoological Society. <em>Zoological Journal, London.</em> v. 3 (no. 11, art. 37): 371-378, Pl. 9. [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
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 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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of 30 m or more. Occurs under ledges or in crevices during the day and feeds on isopods; at night it roams over open sand and low-profile reef areas to feed on polychaetes and small crabs. Venomous spine on its preopercle. Size rarely exceeds 13 cm. [details]
To Barcode of Life (78 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Adioryx diadema (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Adioryx diadema (Lacepède, 1802))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sargocentron diadema)
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentrum diadema (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca pulchella Bennett, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Adioryx diadema (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentre diadème Commerson & Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Sargocentron diadema, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 87 proteins)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 87 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron diadema FIN029209 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron diadema FIN029210 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Adioryx diadema (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Adioryx diadema (Lacepède, 1802))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sargocentron diadema)
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentrum diadema (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca pulchella Bennett, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Adioryx diadema (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentre diadème Commerson & Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Sargocentron diadema, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 87 proteins)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 87 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron diadema FIN029209 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron diadema FIN029210 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
