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Tailspot Squirrelfish - Sargocentron caudimaculatum The Tailspot Squirrelfish - Sargocentron caudimaculatum is red with variable amount of silvery white on rear body and tail base; silver-white streak above upper edge of gill cover. Fish,Geotagged,Maldives,Sargocentron caudimaculatum,Silverspot squirrelfish,Squirrelfish,Tailspot Squirrelfish,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Tailspot Squirrelfish - Sargocentron caudimaculatum

The Tailspot Squirrelfish - Sargocentron caudimaculatum is red with variable amount of silvery white on rear body and tail base; silver-white streak above upper edge of gill cover.

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"Sargocentron caudimaculatum", the silverspot squirrelfish, is a reef-associated member of the family Holocentridae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans from East Africa to to Japan and northern Australia and as far east as the Marshall Islands.

Similar species: Holocentriformes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jun 15, 2017. Captured Feb 6, 2014 14:50 in Unnamed Road, Kalhaidhoo, Maldives.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/1.8
  • 1/100s
  • ISO200
  • 10.4mm