Threespot squirrelfish

Sargocentron cornutum

Description:

It can reach sizes of up to 27 cm.

Habitat:

Native to the western Pacific Ocean. It is a nocturnal predator, feeding on crabs and shrimps by night.

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15 Comments

triggsturner 5 years ago

Great image Marek! Congratulations.

Brian38 5 years ago

Congratulations Marek. Incredible capture!

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 5 years ago

Congratulations! Marek Koszorek.

Sergio Monteiro 5 years ago

Congratulations.

DanielePralong 5 years ago

Congratulations Marek, this spotting came third in our 2018 Best Wildlife Photo Competition, Fish category!

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The MnMs 6 years ago

Congratulations! :-)

Neil Ross 6 years ago

I love that face. Congrats on your SOTD, Marek.

AdamBT 6 years ago

Nice capture Marek!

Mark Ridgway 6 years ago

Great shots of a photogenic species. Congratulations.

AntónioGinjaGinja 6 years ago

Beautiful spotting Marek,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

DanielePralong 6 years ago

Congratulations Marek, you Threespot Squirrelfish is our Spotting of the Day:

"Check out the eyes of this Threespot squirrelfish (Sargocentron cornutum), our Spotting of the Day! Squirrelfish (subfamily Holocentrinae) are mostly nocturnal, and have relatively large eyes. The preopercle spines (found near the gill-opening) in the genus Sargocentron are venomous, and can inflict painful wounds".

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