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squirrelfish (Holocentrus adscensionis)
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Ecological Illustration of squirrelfish (Holocentrus adscensionis)
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Holocentridae

squirrelfish

Holocentrus adscensionis

Consumption may cause ciguatera poisoning

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

squirrelfish is known from Western Central Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family
Holocentridae
Genus
Holocentrus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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