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Nannygai

Sargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802)

Status not recordedbony fish

The nannygai (Sargocentron diadema) is a species in the family Holocentridae, order Holocentriformes.

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Quick facts about the nannygai

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the nannygai live?

Not recorded

Is the nannygai endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the nannygai classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderHolocentriformes
  5. familyHolocentridae
  6. genusSargocentron
  7. SpeciesSargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802)

Synonyms Adioryx diadema, Holocentre diadème, Holocentrum diadema, Holocentrus diadema, Perca pulchella, Sargocentrum diadema

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Crown squirrelfishEnglish
  • Crowned soldierfishEnglish
  • Crowned squirrel-fishEnglish
  • Crowned squirrelfishEnglish
  • Red squirrelfishEnglish
  • Peix esquirol coronatCatalan
  • pruhatec královskýCzech
  • KroneegernfiskDanish
  • DiademhusarGerman
  • ސީޓު ރައިވެރިމަސްDivehi
  • Soldat RayéFrench
  • ברקן הנזרHebrew
  • Pesce scoiattolo coronatoItalian
  • ニジエビスJapanese
  • Lolong baraMalay
  • Peixe-esquilo-coroadoPortuguese
  • Адиорикс-диадемаRussian
  • 'araoe 'ute'uteTahitian
  • 瀾公妾Chinese
  • Écureuil de MerFrench
  • Écureuil diadèmeFrench
  • Marignan Lion-parasolFrench
  • Poisson-écureuil diadèmeFrench
  • 金鱗甲Chinese
  • 鐵甲兵Chinese
  • 鐵線婆Chinese
  • 黑鰭棘鱗魚Chinese
  • 黑鳍棘鳞鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nannygai

Other species in the same genus Sargocentron.

Redcoat

Sargocentron rubrum

HolocentridaeNo free photo yet

Fanfin soldier

Sargocentron caudimaculatum

HolocentridaeNo free photo yet

Wenchman

Sargocentron coruscum

HolocentridaeNo free photo yet

CompareNannygai vs Giant squirrelfishNannygai vs RedcoatNannygai vs Fanfin soldierNannygai vs Wenchman

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the nannygai?

The nannygai (Sargocentron diadema) belongs to the family Holocentridae in the order Holocentriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nannygai (Sargocentron diadema). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nannygai

MLA

“Nannygai (Sargocentron diadema).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nannygai.

BibTeX
@misc{nannygai_2026,
  title = {Nannygai (Sargocentron diadema)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nannygai},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}