Holocentrus adscensionis

Holocentrus adscensionis is a squirrelfish of the family Holocentridae 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. A single records were reported in 2016 from the central Mediterranean Sea off Malta and in 2023 from the Mediterranean Sea near Northern Cyprus.[3]

Holocentrus ascensionis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Holocentrus
Species:
H. adscensionis
Binomial name
Holocentrus adscensionis
(Osbeck, 1765)[2]


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.[4]

References
  1. Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B.; McEachran, J.D. (2015). "Holocentrus adscensionis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16442472A16509817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16442472A16509817.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Holocentrus adscensionis - The Taxonomicon
  3. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Holocentrus adscensionis). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Holocentrus_adscensionis.pdf
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Holocentrus adscensionis" in FishBase. December 2016 version.


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