Sargocentron violaceum Violet squirrelfish, White-edged Squirrelfish

Sargocentron violaceumis commonly referred to as Violet squirrelfish, White-edged Squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

9387 

AphiaID:

217943 

Scientific:

Sargocentron violaceum 

German:

Soldatenfisch 

English:

Violet Squirrelfish, White-edged Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Bleeker, ), 1853 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Australia, Caroline Island, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laccadive Sea, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moluccas, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sumatra, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wake Atoll 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Size:

up to 17.72" (45 cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 29,3 °F (25°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

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:

2016-02-25 21:18:48 

Last edit:

2016-02-25 21:18:48 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Sargocentron violaceum 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 violaceum in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Sargocentron violaceum. 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:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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