violet squirrelfish
Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Sargocentron violaceum, the violet squirrelfish, is a nocturnal species of squirrelfish in the genus Sargocentron. It can be found in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean from Aldabra and the Laccadive Islands to the Society Islands, north to Ryukyu, Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, and from Palau to the eastern Caroline and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. It is an uncommon inhabitant atoll reef flats, lagoon patch reefs, and steep outer reef slopes. It is a solitary and secretive species and can occasionally be seen in small crevices in clear water habitats. It is usually among rich coral growth and it mainly feeds on benthic crabs and shrimps.
Wikipedia contributors, Sargocentron violaceum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:41:52.805848+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1853)
- Common name
- violet 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 violaceum (Bleeker, 1853)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| crown squirrelfishSargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Holocentrum violaceum Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Holocentrus violaceus Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Adioryx violaceus (Bleeker, 1853) (Bleeker, 1853) | synonym |
| Sargocentron violaceus (Bleeker, 1853) (Bleeker, 1853) | 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=217943 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:6XMQ5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.