WoRMS taxon details
Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum, 1792)
276189 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276189)
accepted
Species
Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58874
page(s): 351 [details]
page(s): 351 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276189 on 2026-06-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58874
page(s): 351 [details]
page(s): 351 [details]
Ecology
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] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Longspine squirrelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Longspine squirrelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Longspine Squirrelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Holocentrus rufus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (58146 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792)
To GenBank (58146 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocentrus rufus RAD118500-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocentrus rufus RAD118500-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Longspine squirrelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Longspine squirrelfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Longspine Squirrelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Holocentrus rufus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (58146 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Perca rufa Walbaum, 1792)
To GenBank (58146 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocentrus rufus RAD118500-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Holocentrus rufus RAD118500-001)
To ITIS
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