Holocentrus adscensionis Squirrelfish

Holocentrus adscensionisis commonly referred to as Squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only.

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lexID:

2711 

AphiaID:

159378 

Scientific:

Holocentrus adscensionis 

German:

Gemeiner Husar 

English:

Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Holocentrus (Genus) > adscensionis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Osbeck, ), 1765 

Occurrence:

Suriname, Africa, Angola, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, São Tomé e Principé, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela 

Size:

up to 24.02" (61 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort) 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Holocentrus adscensionis
  Gemeiner Husar
• 
  Holocentrus rufus
  Langstachel-Husar

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-01-25 20:06:54 

Last edit:

2009-01-25 20:06:54 

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