Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Spotfin Squirrelfish
Neoniphon sammara
Spotfin Squirrelfish
Also known as: Sammara Squirrelfish
Category: Squirrelfishes
Scientific Name: Neoniphon sammara
Size: 7 to 12 in. (17 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, 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. sammara (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159393🔗
iNaturalist ID: 130526🔗

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