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Bluelined squirrelfish
Sargocentron tiere
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bluelined squirrelfish
- Scientific
- Sargocentron tiere
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 33 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 183 m (usually 1 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A red squirrelfish with silvery stripes overlaid by a blue iridescence and a red spiny dorsal fin with white tips, reaching about 33 cm. It hides in surge channels by day on exposed reef margins and outer slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Sargocentron-tiere.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blue-lined_squirrelfish_table_corals_anchor_Baker_Island_20
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.