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Wrenchman

Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum, 1792)

Status not recordedbony fish

The wrenchman (Holocentrus rufus) is a species in the family Holocentridae, order Holocentriformes.

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Quick facts about the wrenchman

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 wrenchman live?

Not recorded

Is the wrenchman 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 wrenchman classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderHolocentriformes
  5. familyHolocentridae
  6. genusHolocentrus
  7. SpeciesHolocentrus rufus (Walbaum, 1792)

Synonyms Holocentrus adsensionis var. rufus, Holocentrus meeki, Perca rufa

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Longspine squirrelfishEnglish
  • SquirrelfishEnglish
  • Peix esquirol d'espina llargaCatalan
  • pruhatec dlouhotrnnýCzech
  • Langpigget egernfiskDanish
  • LangstachelhusarGerman
  • CarajueloSpanish
  • Marignan queue fineFrench
  • KandeeltjePapiamento
  • Peixe-esquilo-espinhosoPortuguese
  • Рыжая рыба-белкаRussian
  • Karibischer EichhörnchenfischGerman
  • Candil ardillaSpanish
  • candil rufoSpanish
  • Candil SoldadoSpanish
  • carajuelo rufoSpanish
  • Marignon soldatFrench
  • Kandèlch'i spadaPapiamento
  • Длинношипая рыба-белкаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wrenchman

Other species in the same genus Holocentrus.

Cook

Holocentrus adscensionis

HolocentridaeNo free photo yet

CompareWrenchman vs CookWrenchman vs Beloholocentrus atractusWrenchman vs Erythrinus polygrammosWrenchman vs Holocenthrus thorntonensis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wrenchman?

The wrenchman (Holocentrus rufus) 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). Wrenchman (Holocentrus rufus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wrenchman

MLA

“Wrenchman (Holocentrus rufus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wrenchman.

BibTeX
@misc{wrenchman_2026,
  title = {Wrenchman (Holocentrus rufus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wrenchman},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}