Longspine Squirrelfish



Size:  5-12.5 in.
ID:  white triangular pattern at tips of dorsal spines

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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