Sargocentron rubrum Redcoat

Sargocentron rubrumis commonly referred to as Redcoat. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

1145 

AphiaID:

126400 

Scientific:

Sargocentron rubrum 

German:

Roter Eichhörnchenfisch 

English:

Redcoat 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Sargocentron (Genus) > rubrum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Hong Kong, Sudan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, Egypt, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lord Howe Island, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, Togo, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

1 - 84 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Sargocentron bullisi
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron caudimaculatum
  Silberfleck Husar
• 
  Sargocentron cornutum
  Dreifleck-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron coruscum
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron diadema
  Diadem-Husar
• Sargocentron dorsomaculatum
• Sargocentron ensifer
• Sargocentron hastatum
• Sargocentron hormion
• Sargocentron inaequalis
• Sargocentron iota
• 
  Sargocentron ittodai
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron lepros
• Sargocentron macrosquamis
• 
  Sargocentron marisrubri
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron megalops
• 
  Sargocentron melanospilos
  Schwarzflecken-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron microstoma
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron poco
• 
  Sargocentron praslin
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron punctatissimum
  Gesprenkelter Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron rubrum
  Roter Eichhörnchenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron seychellense
  Seychellen-Husarenfisch
• Sargocentron shimizui
• 
  Sargocentron spiniferum
  Riesenhusar o. Großdorn-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron spinosissimum
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron suborbitale
• 
  Sargocentron tiere
  Blaustreifen-Husarenfisch
• Sargocentron tiereoides
• 
  Sargocentron vexillarium
  Dunkler Husar
• 
  Sargocentron violaceum
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron wilhelmi
• 
  Sargocentron xantherythrum
  Hawaii-Husarenfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Sargocentron suborbitalis
  Soldatenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-11-06 14:26:21 

Last edit:

2004-11-06 14:27:21 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Sargocentron rubrum has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Sargocentron rubrum in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Sargocentron rubrum. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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