Squirrelfish


Size:   6 to 16 in.
ID:   Yellowish front dorsal fin, reddish, white body areas

Class:   Actinopterygii  /  Ray-finned fishes
Order:   Beryciformes  /  Beryciforms
Family:   Holocentridae  /  Squirrelfishes (Soldierfishes)
Genus Species:   Holocentrus adscensionis /  Squirrelfish

Habitat:   dark areas of reef near bottom
Typical food:   small fish and invertebrates (mostly crustaceans)
Other information:   night feeder; unafraid


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1. Squirrelfish
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