Sargocentron microstoma

Sargocentron microstoma, the fine-lined squirrelfish, slender squirrelfish or smallmouth squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae. It has a wide range throughout the Indo-Pacific from the Chagos Archipelago, Seychelles, and the Maldives to the Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, and the Tuamotus Archipelago, north to the Ryukyu Islands and Bonin Islands, south to Austral Islands and throughout Micronesia. It lives near reefs usually at depths between 1–35 m (3.3–114.8 ft), but can be found as deep as 183 m (600 ft). During the day it hides in crevices, especially near Acropora and Pocillopora. It is a nocturnal predator, feeding on crustaceans, worms, and fishes. It can reach sizes of up to 20 cm (7.9 in) TL and has a venomous preopercle.^[2]

Sargocentron microstoma
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Sargocentron
Species:	S. microstoma
Binomial name
Sargocentron microstoma (Günther, 1859)
Synonyms
Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859 Adioryx microstomus (Günther, 1859) Holocentrus microstoma Günther, 1859 Holocentrus microstomus Günther, 1859 Sargocentron microstomum (Günther, 1859) Sargocentron microstomus (Günther, 1859) Sargocentron mitrostomus (Günther, 1859) Holocentrum argenteum (non Valenciennes, 1831)