Sargocentron shimizui

Sargocentron shimizui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Sargocentron
Species:
S. shimizui
Binomial name
Sargocentron shimizui

Sargocentron shimuzui, or Shimizu's squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus of Sargocentron. It is named after ichthyologist Takeshi Shimizu. It is known from only 2 specimens that were taken with dynamite in Sulawesi, Indonesia in 1909.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Sargocentron shimizui". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.


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