Bluelined squirrelfish
📖 Overview
Occurs along exposed reef margins and outer reef slopes. Has been observed at depth of 183 m in Hawaii . Benthopelagic . Secretive during the day and hides in holes and crevices of surge channels. Feeds at night on crustaceans, crustacean larvae, polychaete worms, and small fishes. Spine of preopercle venomous. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 9. Body is red with silvery red stripes overlaid with blue iridescence; spinous portion of dorsal fin red with white-tipped spines and a white blotch in the middle of each membrane; leading edges of pelvic and anal spines white . Five oblique scale rows on cheek; body depth 2.6-2.95 in SL; head length (HL) 2.6-2.9 in SL; snout often shorter than orbit diameter, its length 3.6-3.9 in HL; interorbital width 5.05-5.85 in HL; maxilla extending posteriorly from center of eye to below rear edge of the pupil, upper jaw length 2.2-2.3 in HL; premaxillary groove usually reaching to a vertical at front edge of the orbit; anterior end of nasal bone with 2 short diverging spines; medial margin of nasal bone spineless; large nasal fossa without spinules on margin; slight ridge along the upper edge of suborbital bones with low recumbent spinules in young, becoming smooth in adults, at least below the anterior half of orbit; opercle with 2 large subequal opercular spines; preopercular spine, 3.6-5.2 in HL; short dorsal spines, 3rd to 5th subequal, 4th dorsal spine usually longest, 2.6-3.5 in HL; 3rd anal spine 1.5-2.3 in HL .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bluelined squirrelfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 183 m , usually 1 - 20 m. Tropical; 32°N - 28°S East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and the Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- immediate intense pain
- swelling
- erythema
- occasional nausea and weakness
Analgesia; wound care; tetanus prophylaxis; severe cases may require monitoring for systemic effects.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue-lined Squirrelfish · Bluestripe Squirrelfish · Red Squirrelfish · Ruby Squirrelfish · Tahitian Squirrelfish · bluelined squirrelfish · Blue Lined Squirrelfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix esquirol taronja |
| 🌍CES | pruhatec modropásý |
| 🇫🇷French | Poisson-écureuil tahitien · Poisson-écureuil à ligne bleue · Soldat Rouge |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Aosujiebisu · アオスジエビス |
| 🌍MSA | Lolong bara |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-esquilo-rubi |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Красный саргоцентрон |
| 🌍TAH | mauna'una, tiere |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 瀾公妾 · 赤鰭棘鱗魚 · 金鱗甲 · 鐵甲兵 · 鐵線婆 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adioryx elongatus | Bliss | 1883 | Synonym |
| Adioryx tiere | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Holocenthrus polynesiae | Fowler | 1904 | Synonym |
| Holocentrum elongatum | Bliss | 1883 | Synonym |
| Holocentrum erythraeum | Günther | 1859 | Synonym |
| Holocentrum poecilopterus | Bleeker | 1855 | Synonym |
| Holocentrum tiere | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Holocentrus tiere | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Perca holocentrus | Forster | 1844 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 9 records indexed .
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