Striped Squirrelfish - Image

Striped Squirrelfish - Sargocentron xantherythrum - Browsing the corals

The striped squirrelfish has a dorsal spine with eight to 14 dorsal soft rays. The soft rays are orange or yellow and the dorsal spine is vermilion. The snout of this fish is slightly concave. The striped squirrelfish has a bright red body with about 10 bright white longitudinal stripes, and a red dorsal fin with the spines tipped with white. There are two diagonal white lines on the head, one that extends below the eye from the corner of the mouth to the base of the gill plate, and one that extends upwards from the base of the gill plate to the top of the eye.


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Striped Squirrelfish - Sargocentron xantherythrum - Browsing the corals

by Dieter


Uploaded on February 10, 2023


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Camera: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot S120
Creation Date: 2023:02:10 12:56:53
Image width: 4000 px
Image height: 3000 px
Image size: 9.96MB
Aperature: f/1.8
Exposure: 1/500
ISO - speed: 400

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