Holocentrus

Genus of fishes

Holocentrus
Squirrelfish (H. adscensionis)
Longspine Squirrelfish (H. rufus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes
Family: Holocentridae
Subfamily: Holocentrinae
Genus: Holocentrus
Scopoli, 1777

Holocentrus is a genus of squirrelfishes found in the Atlantic Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) (Squirrelfish)
  • Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum, 1792) (Longspine squirrelfish)

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Holocentrus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Holocentrus
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