Sargocentron hastatum, the red soldierfish or the red squirrelfish is a species of marine fish of the family Holocentridae. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic, from the coasts of Portugal down to Angola, including Cape Verde.
This fish grows to a maximal length of .
It occurs in rocky areas and reefs from the shoreline down to a depth of .
This fish is locally caught and marketed fresh or smoked, but not in abundance.