General Information

COMMON NAMES: Longjaw Squirrelfish, Sabre Squirrelfish, Scarlet-fin Squirrelfish, Armoured Soldierfish, Long-jawed Sqirrelfish; German Grossdorn-Husar; French Marignan Sabre, Soldat Armé TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kū Tā (RR MG MT), Kū (AT), Kū Va‘a-keo (MK), Kūtā (AK), Ta (PL), Tā (TS TW PK); Other Polynesian - Apai (TAH), Ruke Ruke (TUA), Tuhou / Tanui (MQA), Ta (GM GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Ducie, Hawai‘i; n. to s.Japan; s. to NSW COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Common in S.Group and N.Group. PLUS:; Marine, near-shore, lagoon, reef-flat and outer slope SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food KEY FEATURES: To 40cm SL.

Cook Islands Distribution

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

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
P	P		P

Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775)
SYNONYMS: Adioryx spinifer; Holocentrus spinifer; Sciaena spinifera [O]

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

Vouchers:
Mangaia: recorded as Holocentrus spinifer (Clerk81). Aitutaki: field-specimen, NBSAP School, 12/2000, ID GM. Palmerston: Photo07 as Adioryx spinifer (G&S85); reported (Preston95 p51). Manihiki: 1 specimen #A781, as Holocentrus spiniferus (B&M74). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Sargocentron spiniferum.

References:
text p.80 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 18c Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.67 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.108 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 13-10 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 14-12 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 225 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

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