Neoniphon pencei

Neoniphon pencei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Neoniphon
Species:	N. pencei
Binomial name
	Neoniphon pencei; Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015

Neoniphon pencei, or Pence's squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the Pacific Ocean in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and Mo'orea, French Polynesia. It differs from other species of the genus Neoniphon in number of lateral line scales, scales above and below lateral line, elements of life colour, and in COI and cytochrome b DNA sequences.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of David F. Pence, the Dive Safety Officer for the University of Hawaiʻi, and a member of the deep-diving team that not only discovered this species, but was able to collect the type specimens.

References

1 2 "Neoniphon pencei, Pence's squirrelfish". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
↑ Copus, Joshua; Pyle, Richard; Earle, John (2015-01-26). "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. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 4319167. PMID 25698898.

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[fishbase-1] 1 2 "Neoniphon pencei, Pence's squirrelfish". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

[2] Copus, Joshua; Pyle, Richard; Earle, John (2015-01-26). "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. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 4319167. PMID 25698898.