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title: "Sabre Squirrelfish"
description: "Sargocentron spiniferum — Ryby. Sargocentron spiniferum, common name sabre squirrelfish, giant squirrelfish and spiny squirrelfish, is a large Indo-Pacific species of squirrelfish belonging to the family Holocentridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sabre-squirrelfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sabre Squirrelfish

> Sargocentron spiniferum — Ryby. Sargocentron spiniferum, common name sabre squirrelfish, giant squirrelfish and spiny squirrelfish, is a large Indo-Pacific species of squirrelfish belonging to the family Holocentridae.

- Scientific name: *Sargocentron spiniferum*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1387
- Wikidata: [Q1548134](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1548134)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121460](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121460)

## Names

- en: Sabre Squirrelfish
- de: Großdorn-Husar
- fr: Marignan sabre
- nl: Grootdoorneekhoornvis

## Countries with the most observations

MV (208), FJ (114), PF (81), US (71), ID (68), EG (52), PW (51), AU (47), SC (40), VU (29), GU (25), NC (22)

## Summary

Sargocentron spiniferum, common name sabre squirrelfish, giant squirrelfish and spiny squirrelfish, is a large Indo-Pacific species of squirrelfish belonging to the family Holocentridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargocentron_spiniferum

## Photo

![Sabre Squirrelfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sabre-squirrelfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352200270

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sabre-squirrelfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).