Holocentrus adscensionis

Holocentrus ascensionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Subfamily: Holocentrinae
Genus: Holocentrus
Species: H. adscensionis
Binomial name
Holocentrus adscensionis
(Osbeck, 1765)[1]

Holocentrus adscensionis is a squirrelfish of the Holocentridae family.

It is found in the Western Atlantic, from North Carolina, USA, and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the West Indies and Caribbean shores. In the Eastern Atlantic, it can be found near Gabon, Angola, St. Paul's Rocks, St. Helena and Ascension Island.[2]

References

  1. Holocentrus adscensionis - The Taxonomicon
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Holocentrus adscensionis " in FishBase. July 2006 version.

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