Blackfin Squirrelfish
Neoniphon argenteus
- Usual depth0–15 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Neoniphon argenteus, the clearfin squirrelfish or silver squirrelfish, is marine fish of the family Holocentridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific
Text from the Wikipedia article “Neoniphon argenteus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 64 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 36 records
- August: 29 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–15 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackfin Squirrelfish, Clearfin Squirrelfish, Silver Squirrelfish, Silver squirrelfish, Clearfin squirrelfish, Smooth Squirrelfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson-écureuil argenté
- Japanese
- Hosoebisu, ホソエビス
- Simplified Chinese
- 银色新东洋鳂
Other scientific names: Flammeo argenteus, Holocentrum argenteum, Holocentrum laeve, Holocentrum stercusmuscarum, Holocentrus laeve, Holocentrus laevis, Neoniphon argentius
Similar species
- Black squirrelfish
Neoniphon opercularis
- Sammara squirrelfish
Neoniphon sammara
Bigscale soldierfishMyripristis berndti
Brick SoldierfishMyripristis amaena
Pearly soldierfishMyripristis kuntee
- Shadowfin soldierfish
Myripristis adusta
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 484 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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