Common Name: Squirrelfish
Species Name: Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina to Bermuda, northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Size: Up to 12 in (30 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit rocky patch reefs near crevice and cave openings
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 80°F (22 - 27°C) and has a natural diet of benthic invertebrates (mostly crabs) and feeds mainly during evening hours. Requires a meaty diet such as enriched chopped fish or shrimp flesh, mysis, frozen brine shrimp, and/or frozen carnivore foods with one or two feedings per day. Should have numerous hiding places, caves, and overhangs in the aquarium. Not safe with anything that could be swallowed.
Aquarium Suitability: * * * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.