Clearfin squirrelfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Holocentriformes
Family:
Holocentridae
Genus:
Neoniphon
Species:
N. argenteus
Binomial name
Neoniphon argenteus
(Valenciennes, 1831)
Synonyms

Holocentrum argenteum Valenciennes, 1831
Flammeo argenteus (Valenciennes, 1831)
Neoniphon argentius (Valenciennes, 1831)
Holocentrum stercusmuscarum Valenciennes, 1831
Holocentrum laeve Günther, 1859
Holocentrus laeve Günther, 1859
Holocentrus laevis Günther, 1859

Neoniphon argenteus, the clearfin squirrelfish or silver squirrelfish, is a seldom-seen[1] member of the family Holocentridae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean from East Africa to New Caledonia. It is also found both north and south of Australia and throughout Micronesia. It lives mainly around islands and shallow reefs, and like N. sammara is associated with Acropora corals. Its depth range is 3–20 m (9.8–65.6 ft) and it can reach sizes of up to 24.0 cm (9.4 in) TL. It feeds primarily on benthic invertebrates.[2] It is found in the ornamental trade and can be used as bait in tuna fisheries, but there are currently no known major threats to the species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Williams, I. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Neoniphon argenteus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T67871143A115437938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67871143A67871865.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Neoniphon argenteus" in FishBase. December 2016 version.


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