Sargocentron iota

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| name= Dwarf squirrelfish

| image = Sargocentron iota.jpg

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{Cite journal | author = Williams, I. | author2 = Greenfield, D. | name-list-style = amp | title = Sargocentron iota | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2016 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2016 | url = https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/67902088/115443362 | access-date = 3 September 2021}}

| genus = Sargocentron

| species = iota

| authority = (J.E. Randall, 1998)

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Sargocentron iota, the dwarf squirrelfish, is a nocturnal benthopelagic species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus of Sargocentron. It can be found in the Indo-Pacific region. It inhabits steep outer reef slopes.{{Cite web|title=Sargocentron iota|url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Sargocentron-iota.html|access-date=2021-09-03|website=www.fishbase.de}}