Sargocentron rubrum
Red Squirrelfish
As recorded: Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-VanizJohnson Randall →William F. Smith-Vaniz →
- Date
- February 10, 1980
- Locality
- Kerala State; Kovalam; rocky point off Raja Hotel (about 300 meters N of lighthouse)
- Island
- Kerala State
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1980, J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-Vaniz also collected 12 other specimens.
Abudefduf sordidus
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Chaetodon collare
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Lepidamia kalosoma
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Ostorhinchus cookii
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Ostorhinchus oxina
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Ostorhinchus taeniophorus
Ichthyology
Paraglyphidodon
Ichthyology
Pempheris malabarica
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Pempheris nesogallica
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Pempheris rhomboidea
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Pomacentrus caeruleus
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Stethojulis interrupta
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Sargocentron rubrum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 512 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Koru, 07900 Gazipaşa/Antalya, Törökország
(c) zmerenyi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
עכו
(c) yakov_salaviz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Greece
(c) davehill890, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Ekinjik Harbour, TR
(c) AlexVel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
GR
(c) sakellarakis marios, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
South Aegean, Aegean, GR
(c) Cesar Pollo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sargocentron rubrum. BPBM 27664. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38563377. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27664.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38563377 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026