Sargocentron coruscum

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Sargocentron coruscum - pone.0010676.g039.png

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Moore, J. |author2=Polanco Fernandez, A. |author3=Russell, B. |author4=McEachran, J.D. |date=2015 |title=Sargocentron coruscum |volume=2015 |page=e.T16447568A16509877 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16447568A16509877.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Sargocentron

| species = coruscum

| authority = (Poey, 1860)

| synonyms =

Holocentrum coruscum Poey, 1860

Adioryx coruscus (Poey, 1860)

Holocentrus coruscus Poey, 1860

Sargocentron coruscus (Poey, 1860)

Holocentrus coruscum Poey, 1860

Holocentrus puncticulatus Barbour, 1905

Holocentrus tortugae Jordan & Thompson, 1905

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| range_map_caption = Sargocentron coruscum range in blue

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Sargocentron coruscum, more commonly known as the reef squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida, USA to northern South America. It lives over sandy and rocky substrates, as well as coral reefs, generally between {{convert|1|and|30|m|ft}} deep.{{FishBase_species |genus=Sargocentron |species=coruscum |year=2017 |month=January}} It is a nocturnal predator, feeding primarily on shrimps, but will also eat crabs. It searches for food alone or in small schools. It can reach sizes of up to {{convert|15.0|cm|in}} TL. When alarmed, it will hide in crevices between corals.