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Common names: Baga, Baga-baga, Baga-baga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Bacon and Bulan, Sorsogon (Ref. 1555), Zamboanga, Mindanao (Ref. 1620), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Tubbataha Reef, Palawan (Ref. 58652) and Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Also known in Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613). Museum: Jolo, Sulu, FMNH 23370. Palawan, Ulugan Bay, USNM 148512. Puerto Princesa, USNM 226648, 259009. Cebu, Mactan I., USNM 288292. Sombrero I., AMS I.21915-064. Mindoro, LACM 42489-8. Lubang I., MCZ 33311. Lingayen Gulf, LACM 42456-8 (Ref. 27370). Also Ref. 280, 2334, 53416, 90102.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentrinae
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Common names from other countries

Horned squirrelfish, Écureuil à taches noires, Sebekah-karang tritanda, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E. 1998. (Ref. 27370)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 40 m (Ref. 90102)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 20°N - 25°S

Distribution

Western Pacific: Indonesia (including Mentawai Islands), Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Great Barrier Reef. Also reported from Malaysia (Ref. 5756), Tosa Bay, Japan (Ref. 559), and Viet Nam (Ref. 9706).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 9. Stripes black to red above, with thin white interspaces. Black peduncular blotch and additional blotches at soft dorsal and anal fin bases that vary greatly in size between individuals or habitats. Large spine in anal fin blue (Ref. 48635). Alternating broad deep red and narrow silvery stripes on body. 1-6 spinules on posterior edge and 0-1 on anterior of nasal fossa. Preopercular spine 3/4 to nearly equal to orbit diameter. Four (4) oblique rows of scales on cheek. Body depth 2.7-3.0 in SL; head length 2.8-3.0 in SL; snout length 4.4-4.85 in head length; interorbital width 4.3-4.7 in head length; premaxillary groove extending slightly posterior to a vertical at anterior edge of orbit; anterior end of nasal bone ending in short spine that angles laterally; medial margin of nasal bone without spinule; 1-6 spinules at posterior edge of nasal fossa, 0-1 at anterior edge; upper edge of first suborbital bone with a laterally projecting spine near a vertical at the front edge of orbit, followed by a serrated ridge; preopercular spine varying from 3/4 to nearly equal to orbit diameter, 2.85-3.5 in head length; longest dorsal spines 3rd or 4th, 1.8-2.0 in head length; third anal spine 1.1-1.3 in head length (Ref. 27370).

Inhabits coral-rich areas of outer reef slopes and drop-offs to depths greater than 40 m (Ref. 9710). Hides in caves or beneath ledges by day; forage for food at night, mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps. Spine of preopercle venomous.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Venomous (Ref. 2334)

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.59 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Sargocentron cornutum (Bleeker, 1854)