Borodino Soldierfish

This species is distinguished by the following characters: D IX,13; A IV,9; lateral line scales 46, above lateral line 3½ scale rows; gill rakers on first gill arch 12 = 5 + 1 + 9 (vs. 17 to 22 in congeners) ; big pointed spines on posterior operculum edge 2, with lower spine longer than upper spine; nasal fossa edges or on nasale surface without spine (Ref. 117152).

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 27

Sargocentron borodinoensis, the Borodino soldierfish, is a member of the genus Sargocentron found in the Western Pacific Ocean in the Philippine Sea. It was discovered by the Borodino Submarine Elevation along one of the mountains, and is named in honor of it.