Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family) Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
      └Holocentrinae (Subfamily) Squirrelfishes
       └Neoniphon (Genus)
        └N. opercularis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217929🔗
iNaturalist ID: 194744🔗

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