Sargocentron spiniferum
Sabre Squirrelfish
As recorded: Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Collected by
- J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54J.J. Magnuson →Harold Yuen →
- Date
- October 31, 1961
- Locality
- Rangiroa Atoll; lagoon; 3 miles E of Tiputa
- Island
- Rangiroa Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1961, J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 19 other specimens.
Apogon crassiceps
Ichthyology
Canthigaster bennetti
Ichthyology
Dinematichthys
Ichthyology
Epibulus insidiator
Ichthyology
Epinephelus merra
Ichthyology
Epinephelus polyphekadion
Ichthyology
Fowleria marmorata
Ichthyology
Hyporhamphus acutus
Ichthyology
Hyporhamphus affinis
Ichthyology
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Ichthyology
Myripristis pralinia
Ichthyology
Myripristis violacea
Ichthyology
Norfolkia thomasi
Ichthyology
Parupeneus multifasciatus
Ichthyology
Sargocentron diadema
Ichthyology
Sargocentron microstoma
Ichthyology
Saurida gracilis
Ichthyology
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Ichthyology
Zebrasoma veliferum
Ichthyology
Sargocentron spiniferum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,075 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Ampasibe, Madagascar
(c) voyageurs_lyonnais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Rewa, FJ-CE, FJ
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Fakarava, Polynésie française
(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sargocentron spiniferum. BPBM 10297. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38561597. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10297.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38561597 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026