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)[2]

Holocentrus adscensionis is a squirrelfish of the Holocentridae family found in the Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from North Carolina, USA to Brazil and throughout the Caribbean Sea in the Western Atlantic and from Gabon to Ascension Island in the Eastern Atlantic. It generally stays between 8 and 30 metres (26 and 98 ft) below the surface, but can be found at the surface or as deep as 180 metres (590 ft). It can reach up to 61 centimetres (24 in) TL in length, although it is more common for individuals to be around 25.0 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.[3]

References

  1. Moore, J. (2013). "Holocentrus adscensionis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. Holocentrus adscensionis - The Taxonomicon
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Holocentrus adscensionis" in FishBase. December 2016 version.


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