Blackfin Squirrelfish (species: Neoniphon opercularis) in Australian Fishes (Gaia Guide)
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Neoniphon opercularis
Blackfin Squirrelfish


©Jan Messersmith: Blackfin Squirrelfish (Neoniphon opercularis)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Beryciformes
Family Holocentridae
Genus Neoniphon
Species Neoniphon opercularis

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 35 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • Up to 20 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Inhabits subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs. (Fishbase)

Diet

It feeds mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps.

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Danger

  • significant discomfort - Large spine at the corner of preopercle is venomous. (Fishbase)

References

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.