Squirrelfish

Holocentrus adscensionis is a squirrelfish of the family Holocentridae found in the Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from North Carolina, USA to Brazil and throughout the Caribbean Sea in the Western Atlantic and from Gabon to Ascension Island in the Eastern Atlantic. A sighting was reported in 2016 from the central Mediterranean Sea off Malta and in 2023 from the Mediterranean Sea near Northern Cyprus.

It generally stays between 8 and below the surface, but can be found at the surface or as deep as 180 m. It can reach up to 61 cm TL in length, although it is more common for individuals to be around TL.