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Sargocentron suborbitale (Gill, 1863)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Sargocentron suborbitale (Gill, 1863)
Name authority
(Gill, 1863)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderHolocentriformes
  11. familyHolocentridae Bonaparte, 1833
  12. subfamilyHolocentrinae Bonaparte, 1833
  13. genusSargocentron Fowler, 1904
  14. speciesSargocentron suborbitale (Gill, 1863)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Sargocentron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
crown squirrelfishSargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sargocentron megalops Randall, 1998HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
threespot squirrelfishSargocentron cornutum (Bleeker, 1854)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sargocentron dorsomaculatum (Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1979)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
brownspot squirrelfishSargocentron praslin (Lacepède, 1802)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
violet squirrelfishSargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
reef squirrelfishSargocentron coruscum (Poey, 1860)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sargocentron ensifer (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sargocentron iota Randall, 1998HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
silverspot squirrelfishSargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838)HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sargocentron hormion Randall, 1998HolocentridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 58 records assigned to Holocentridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Sargocentron suborbitalis (Gill, 1863) (Gill, 1863)synonym
Holocentrus suborbitalis Gill, 1863 Gill, 1863synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021098 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:6XMPS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.