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Sargocentron caudimaculatum

Kū Tā

Tailspot Squirrelfish

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Tailspot Squirrelfish, Silverspot Squirrelfish, White-tailed Squirrelfish; German Silberfleck-Husar; French Poisson-écureuil Taheitien

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kū Tā (RR MG AT MK MT), Kūtā (AK), Tā (TS TW), Malauloa (PK); Other Polynesian - Tiere (TAH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to GBR

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - PL. PLUS: PL (Anon 88); Marine, near-shore

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838)
SYNONYMS: Adioryx caudimaculatus; Holocentrus caudimaculatum [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Beryciformes; Holocentroidei; HOLOCENTRIDAE, Holocentrinae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Palmerston: reported (Preston95 p51). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Sargocentron caudimaculatum.

References:
text p.77 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 16f Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.65 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.109 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 13-08 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 15-10 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 232 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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