WoRMS taxon details
Sargocentron microstoma (Günther, 1859)
217952 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217952)
accepted
Species
Adioryx microstomus (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted
Holocentrum bleekeri Weber, 1913 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Holocentrus bleekeri Weber, 1913 · unaccepted
Holocentrus microstoma Günther, 1859 · unaccepted
Holocentrus microstomus Günther, 1859 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sargocentron microstomum (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sargocentron microstomus (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sargocentron mitrostomus (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524. [details]
Description Inhabits virtually all coral reef zones to a depth of 183 m. Common in thickets of staghorn @Acropora@ or in large...
Description Inhabits virtually all coral reef zones to a depth of 183 m. Common in thickets of staghorn @Acropora@ or in large @Pocillopora@ heads. Feeds on small crustaceans, worms, and fishes during the night. Spine of preopercle venomous. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sargocentron microstoma (Günther, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217952 on 2025-06-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524. [details]
original description (of Holocentrum bleekeri Weber, 1913) Weber, M. (1913). Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. <em>E. J. Brill, Leiden.</em> i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Holocentrum bleekeri Weber, 1913) Weber, M. (1913). Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. <em>E. J. Brill, Leiden.</em> i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits virtually all coral reef zones to a depth of 183 m. Common in thickets of staghorn @Acropora@ or in large @Pocillopora@ heads. Feeds on small crustaceans, worms, and fishes during the night. Spine of preopercle venomous. [details]
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus microstomus Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus microstoma Günther, 1859)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sargocentron microstomum (Günther, 1859))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Adioryx microstomus (Günther, 1859))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sargocentron microstoma)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus microstomus Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Adioryx microstomus (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron microstomus (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron mitrostomus (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus microstoma Günther, 1859)
To Fishbase (from synonym Holocentrus bleekeri Weber, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron microstomum (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase images (Sargocentron microstoma, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 57 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron microstoma FIN029238 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron microstoma FIN029239 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus microstomus Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus microstoma Günther, 1859)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sargocentron microstomum (Günther, 1859))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Adioryx microstomus (Günther, 1859))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sargocentron microstoma)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus microstomus Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Adioryx microstomus (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron microstomus (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron mitrostomus (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus microstoma Günther, 1859)
To Fishbase (from synonym Holocentrus bleekeri Weber, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron microstomum (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase images (Sargocentron microstoma, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 57 proteins)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 57 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrum microstoma Günther, 1859)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron microstoma FIN029238 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sargocentron microstoma FIN029239 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
