Pink Squirrelfish, Sargocentron tiereoides (Bleeker 1853)
A Pink Squirrelfish, Sargocentron tiereoides, from Banaga Reef off southern end of Ambulong Island, off southern Mindoro, Philippines - USNM 378814. Source: Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A deep pinkish squirrelfish with alternating silvery-pink and reddish stripes along body, a pink spinous dorsal fin with white spine tips and a deep red submarginal band, and a white leading edge on the pelvic and anal fins.
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Dianne J. Bray, Sargocentron tiereoides in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3159
Pink Squirrelfish, Sargocentron tiereoides (Bleeker 1853)
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Distribution |
Occurs elsewhere in the tropical Indo-west-central Pacific. |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |