Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775).
Synonyms:
Sciaena rubra Forsskål, 1775, Descr. anim.: 48 (Red Sea). Type: lost.
Holocentrum rubrum: Weber and de Beaufort, 1929: 244 (references) | Gruvel and Chabanaud, 1937: 10 (Suez harbor) | Haas and Steinitz, 1947: 28 (Mediterranean coast of Israel) | Laskaridis, 1948: 127 | Kosswig, 1950: 205 | Ben-Tuvia, 1953a: 14, fig. 7; 1963: 115.
Holocentrus rubrum: Ben-Tuvia, 1966: 262.
Holocentrus ruber: Tortonese, 1970: 502 | Bini, 1970, 3: 201, fig.: 202 (young).
Holocentrum hastatum Cuvier, 1829, in Cuv. Val., Hist. nat. Poiss., 3: 208 (off trop. West Africa). Lectotype: MNHN no. A 2672.
Holocentrus hastatus: Fowler, 1936: 549-551, fig. 259 | Jordano and Muruve, 1959: 103-129.
Common names:
candil rosso [Spain]
holocentre rouge [France and Belgium]
pesce armato rosso [Italy]
red soldier fish [UK and USA]