Sargocentron ittodai Samurai squirrelfish

Sargocentron ittodaiis commonly referred to as Samurai squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

9433 

AphiaID:

217939 

Scientific:

Sargocentron ittodai 

German:

Soldatenfisch 

English:

Samurai Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Sargocentron (Genus) > ittodai (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Jordan & Fowler, ), 1902 

Occurrence:

Australia, Egypt, Fiji, Japan, Marquesas Islands, Mauritius, Red Sea, Réunion , Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Taiwan 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

25,3 °F - 84.2 °F (25,3°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Nekton, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Sargocentron bullisi
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron caudimaculatum
  Silberfleck Husar
• 
  Sargocentron cornutum
  Dreifleck-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron coruscum
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron diadema
  Diadem-Husar
• Sargocentron dorsomaculatum
• Sargocentron ensifer
• Sargocentron hastatum
• Sargocentron hormion
• Sargocentron inaequalis
• Sargocentron iota
• 
  Sargocentron ittodai
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron lepros
• Sargocentron macrosquamis
• 
  Sargocentron marisrubri
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron megalops
• 
  Sargocentron melanospilos
  Schwarzflecken-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron microstoma
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron poco
• 
  Sargocentron praslin
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron punctatissimum
  Gesprenkelter Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron rubrum
  Roter Eichhörnchenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron seychellense
  Seychellen-Husarenfisch
• Sargocentron shimizui
• 
  Sargocentron spiniferum
  Riesenhusar o. Großdorn-Husarenfisch
• 
  Sargocentron spinosissimum
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron suborbitale
• 
  Sargocentron tiere
  Blaustreifen-Husarenfisch
• Sargocentron tiereoides
• 
  Sargocentron vexillarium
  Dunkler Husar
• 
  Sargocentron violaceum
  Soldatenfisch
• Sargocentron wilhelmi
• 
  Sargocentron xantherythrum
  Hawaii-Husarenfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Sargocentron suborbitalis
  Soldatenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-03-04 17:39:14 

Last edit:

2016-03-04 17:39:14 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Sargocentron ittodai has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Sargocentron ittodai in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Sargocentron ittodai. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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