crown squirrelfish
Sargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Un poisson-écureuil diadème (Sargocentron diadema) à la Réunion.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Sargocentron diadema, known commonly as the crowned squirrelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Holocentridae, which is the only family in the order Holocentriformes. Squirrelfish in general are large, active, nocturnal fish which are usually red in color.
Wikipedia contributors, Sargocentron diadema; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:24:54.449366+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802)
- Name authority
- (Lacepède, 1802)
- Common name
- crown squirrelfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Holocentriformes
- Family
- Holocentridae
- Genus
- Sargocentron
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderHolocentriformes
- familyHolocentridae Bonaparte, 1833
- subfamilyHolocentrinae Bonaparte, 1833
- genusSargocentron Fowler, 1904
- speciesSargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sargocentron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sargocentron megalops Randall, 1998 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| threespot squirrelfishSargocentron cornutum (Bleeker, 1854) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sargocentron dorsomaculatum (Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1979) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| brownspot squirrelfishSargocentron praslin (Lacepède, 1802) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sargocentron suborbitale (Gill, 1863) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| violet squirrelfishSargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| reef squirrelfishSargocentron coruscum (Poey, 1860) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sargocentron ensifer (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sargocentron iota Randall, 1998 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| silverspot squirrelfishSargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sargocentron hormion Randall, 1998 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Holocentre diadème Commerson & Lacepède, 1801 Commerson & Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Holocentrum diadema Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Adioryx diadema (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Sargocentrum diadema (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Perca pulchella Bennett, 1827 Bennett, 1827 | synonym |
| Holocentrus diadema Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217947 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6XMMS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.