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Family Holocentridae

TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC

Holocentrus adscensionis

Grand Bahama, 40 feet
French Reef, Key Largo, 45 feet

SQUIRRELFISH

Common in crevices by day on coral reefs.  Spiny dorsal fin spines and basal membranes yellow, upper jaw extends posterior to a vertical line centered on the eye; terminates before center in H. rufus.  Attains 16 inches.  Bermuda & North Carolina to Brazil & the Gulf of Mexico.