Palau
Palau
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
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)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Holocentriformes (Order)
└Holocentridae (Family)
└Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
└Neoniphon (Genus)
└N. opercularis (Species)
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