WoRMS taxon details
Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
159378 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159378)
accepted
Species
Bodianus pentacanthus Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Holacanthus ascensionis · unaccepted
Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Holocentrum macropus Günther, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Holocentrum sanctipauli Günther, 1880 · unaccepted
Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Holocentrus longipinne Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 · unaccepted
Sargocentron furcatum (Günther, 1859) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765) Osbeck, P. (1765). Reise nach Ostindien und China. Nebst O. Toreens Reise nach Suratte und C. G. Ekebergs Nachricht von den Landwirthschaft der Chineser. <em>Rostock.</em> i-xxvi + 1-552 + 25-p. index, Pls. 1-13. [German translation by J. G. Georgius. J. C. Koppe].
page(s): 388 [details]
page(s): 388 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the West Indies...
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the West Indies and Caribbean shores [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159378 on 2025-02-13
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original description
(of Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765) Osbeck, P. (1765). Reise nach Ostindien und China. Nebst O. Toreens Reise nach Suratte und C. G. Ekebergs Nachricht von den Landwirthschaft der Chineser. <em>Rostock.</em> i-xxvi + 1-552 + 25-p. index, Pls. 1-13. [German translation by J. G. Georgius. J. C. Koppe].
page(s): 388 [details]
original description (of Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 61, Pl. 232 [details]
original description (of Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524. [details]
original description (of Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 150 (footnote 2) [details]
original description (of Bodianus pentacanthus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1782-95). Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische. 12 volumes. [details]
original description (of Holocentrum macropus Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 388 [details]
original description (of Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 61, Pl. 232 [details]
original description (of Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524. [details]
original description (of Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 150 (footnote 2) [details]
original description (of Bodianus pentacanthus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1782-95). Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische. 12 volumes. [details]
original description (of Holocentrum macropus Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]





Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the West Indies and Caribbean shores [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (74 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Holocentrus longipinne Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Holocentrus adscensionis)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus longipinne Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron furcatum (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum sanctipauli Günther, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum macropus Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase images (Holocentrus adscensionis, Ascension I., by Wirtz, P.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (93 nucleotides; 83 proteins)
To GenBank (93 nucleotides; 83 proteins) (from synonym Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2585329) (from synonym Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocentrus adscensionis USNM 414326 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocentrus adscensionis USNM 414332 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Holocentrus longipinne Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (88 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Holocentrus adscensionis)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus longipinne Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Sargocentron furcatum (Günther, 1859))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum sanctipauli Günther, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum macropus Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase images (Holocentrus adscensionis, Ascension I., by Wirtz, P.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (93 nucleotides; 83 proteins)
To GenBank (93 nucleotides; 83 proteins) (from synonym Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2585329) (from synonym Holocentrum furcatum Günther, 1859)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocentrus adscensionis USNM 414326 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocentrus adscensionis USNM 414332 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS