Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Beryciformes / Beryciforms
Family: Holocentridae / Squirrelfishes (Soldierfishes)
Genus Species: Holocentrus marianus / Longspine
Squirrelfish
Habitat: dark areas of reef near bottom
Typical food: small fish and invertebrates
Other information: night feeder; projecting lower jaw;
grunt when fighting and make a staccato noise when predators come near
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