Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Blackfin Squirrelfish
Neoniphon opercularis
Blackfin Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Neoniphon opercularis
Size: 8 to 14 in. (20 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Holocentriformes (Order)
      └Holocentridae (Family)
       └Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
        └Neoniphon (Genus)
         └N. opercularis (Species)

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