Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 261029 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775)
- Rank
- Species
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Image
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Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images- Image by:
- BIO Photography Group, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
- Licence:
- Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
- Rights:
- BIO Photography Group, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
- Family
- 37 261 Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes) - show full list
- Standard Name
(AS 5300) - Sabre Squirrelfish
- Organism Type
- a squirrelfish
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Coastal (0-40m)
- Parent Codes
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37 261906
Sargocentron spp.
- Previous Codes
(if any) - 261029
- Identifiers
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Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a2cebeba-d6e6-44a0-920d-2066f1fc76fb
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living AustraliaFishes of Australia 3157
View at Fishes of AustraliaWorld Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217950
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-04-14
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
- Distribution Map
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View detailed map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2026-08-07 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 1 to 122 m.