Biology:Neoniphon

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Neoniphon
Neoniphon sammara Réunion.jpg
Neoniphon sammara
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes
Family: Holocentridae
Subfamily: Holocentrinae
Genus: Neoniphon
Castelnau, 1875

Neoniphon is a genus of squirrelfishes.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Neoniphon argenteus Valenciennes, 1831 (Clearfin squirrelfish)
  • Neoniphon aurolineatus F. Liénard (fr), 1839 (Yellowstriped squirrelfish)
  • Neoniphon marianus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Longjaw squirrelfish)
  • Neoniphon opercularis Valenciennes, 1831 (Blackfin squirrelfish)
  • Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015 (Pence's squirrelfish) [2]
  • Neoniphon sammara Forsskål, 1775 (Sammara squirrelfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Neoniphon in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  2. Copus, J.; Pyle, R.; Earle, J. (2015). "Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands.". Biodiversity Data Journal 3 (3): e4180. doi:10.3897/bdj.3.e4180. PMID 25698898. 

Wikidata ☰ Q149018 entry