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Cook

Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)

Status not recordedbony fish

The cook (Holocentrus adscensionis) is a species in the family Holocentridae, order Holocentriformes.

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Quick facts about the cook

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cook live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cook as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Malta

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the cook endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cook classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderHolocentriformes
  5. familyHolocentridae
  6. genusHolocentrus
  7. SpeciesHolocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)

Synonyms Bodianus pentacanthus, Holacanthus ascensionis, Holocentrum furcatum, Holocentrum longipinne, Holocentrum macropus, Holocentrum matejuelo, Holocentrum productum, Holocentrum sanctipauli, Holocentrus ascensionis, Holocentrus longipinne, Holocentrus rostratus, Holocentrus sogo, Holocentrus striatus, Perca adscensionis, Perca holocentrus, Sargocentron furcatum

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Hardback soldierEnglish
  • Longjaw squirrelfishEnglish
  • SquirrelfishEnglish
  • Peix esquirol insularCatalan
  • pruhatec stoupavýCzech
  • CarajueloSpanish
  • Marignon CoqFrench
  • ノボリエビスJapanese
  • VuurvisjeDutch
  • KandèlchiPapiamento
  • RealitoPortuguese
  • Вознесенская рыба-белкаRussian
  • Candil aleta amarillaSpanish
  • candil de vidrioSpanish
  • Candil GallitoSpanish
  • carajuelo de ascenciónSpanish
  • pez ardillaSpanish
  • CardinalFrench
  • Cardinal blancFrench
  • Marignan blancFrench
  • Marignan coqFrench
  • Bar 'i klabuPapiamento
  • Kora di spadaPapiamento
  • JaguareçáPortuguese
  • JaguariçáPortuguese
  • Peixe-esquilo-do-AtlânticoPortuguese
  • Обыкновенная рыба-белкаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cook

Other species in the same genus Holocentrus.

Wrenchman

Holocentrus rufus

HolocentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the cook an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cook as introduced in 1 country: Malta, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the cook?

The cook (Holocentrus adscensionis) belongs to the family Holocentridae in the order Holocentriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cook (Holocentrus adscensionis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cook

MLA

“Cook (Holocentrus adscensionis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cook.

BibTeX
@misc{cook_2026,
  title = {Cook (Holocentrus adscensionis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cook},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}