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Bigscale squirrelfish
Sargocentron macrosquamis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bigscale squirrelfish
- Scientific
- Sargocentron macrosquamis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 9 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 4 to 22 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A small red squirrelfish with silvery reflections and a silvery-white throat and belly, reaching about 9 cm. It lives on shallow reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Sargocentron-macrosquamis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Sargocentron_macrosquamis.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.