Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family)
      └Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Neoniphon (Genus)

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