Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Longjaw Squirrelfish
Neoniphon marianus
Longjaw Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Neoniphon marianus
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 50-200 ft. (15-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida Keys, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family)
      └Holocentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Neoniphon (Genus)

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