Neoniphon

Neoniphon
Neoniphon sammara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Subfamily: Holocentrinae
Genus: Neoniphon
Castelnau, 1875
Synonyms
  • Flammeo

Neoniphon is a genus of squirrelfishes.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

Image Species Common name
Neoniphon argenteus

Valenciennes, 1831

Clearfin squirrelfish
Neoniphon aurolineatus

F. Liénard (fr), 1839

Yellowstriped squirrelfish
Neoniphon coruscus

(Poey, 1860)

Reef squirrelfish
Neoniphon marianus

G. Cuvier, 1829

Longjaw squirrelfish
Neoniphon opercularis

Valenciennes, 1831

Blackfin squirrelfish
Neoniphon pencei

Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015

Pence's squirrelfish
Neoniphon sammara

Forsskål, 1775

Sammara squirrelfish
Neoniphon suborbitalis

(Gill, 1863)

Tinsel squirrelfish
Neoniphon vexillarius

(Poey, 1860)

Dusky squirrelfish

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neoniphon". 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. PMC 4319167. PMID 25698898.