Neoniphon

Neoniphon
Neoniphon sammara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Subfamily:	Holocentrinae
Genus:	Neoniphon Castelnau, 1875
Synonyms
Flammeo

Neoniphon is a genus of squirrelfishes.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Neoniphon argenteus Valenciennes, 1831 (Clearfin squirrelfish)
• Neoniphon aurolineatus F. Liénard (fr), 1839 (Yellowstriped squirrelfish)
• Neoniphon marianus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Longjaw squirrelfish)
• Neoniphon opercularis Valenciennes, 1831 (Blackfin squirrelfish)
• Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015 (Pence's squirrelfish) [2]
• Neoniphon sammara Forsskål, 1775 (Sammara squirrelfish)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neoniphon". FishBase. January 2017 version.
2. Copus, J.; Pyle, R. & Earle, J. (2015). "Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands". Biodiversity Data Journal. 3 (3): e4180. doi:10.3897/bdj.3.e4180. PMC 4319167. PMID 25698898.