Sargocentron xantherythrum

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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| image = Red Fish at Papahānaumokuākea (cropped).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Williams, I. |author2=Greenfield, D. |year=2016 |errata=2017 |title=Sargocentron xantherythrum |volume=2016 |page=e.T67903264A115447186 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67903264A67906380.en |access-date=17 November 2023}}

| taxon = Sargocentron xantherythrum

| authority = (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

| synonyms = Holocentrus xantherythrus Jordan & Evermann, 1903

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Sargocentron xantherythrum, commonly known as Hawaiian squirrelfish or striped squirrelfish, is a member of the squirrelfish family. It is known from the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll.{{FishBase |genus=Sargocentron |species=xantherythrum |month=June |year=2023 }}{{cite book|title=The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals|last=Hoover |first=John P.|publisher=Mutual Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-1-56647-887-8 |page=281}} It is occasionally available in the aquarium trade. It grows to a total length of {{convert|17|cm|in|sp=us}}.{{cite web|url=http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/summary/speciessummary.php?genusname=Sargocentron&speciesname=xantherythrum|title=Sargocentron xantherythrum summary page|publisher=}}