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Sargocentron megalops
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Sargocentron
Species:	S. megalops
Binomial name
Sargocentron megalops (Randall, 1998)

Sargocentron megalops is a species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus of Sargocentron. It is endemic to Pitcairn in the Central Pacific Ocean. It possesses unusually large eyes, which it is named after, and is thought to be used for penetrating deeper water, suggesting 49m could be the near upper limit of the depth range of where it is found.

References

1. Williams, I. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Sargocentron mealops". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
2. "Sargocentron megalops". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

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