Gold-lined Squirrelfish
Neoniphon aurolineatus
- Usual depth6–127 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Neoniphon aurolineatus, more commonly known as the yellowstriped squirrelfish or gold-lined squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Neoniphon aurolineatus”, 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: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–127 m · Deepest record: 179 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gold-lined Squirrelfish, Goldlined Squirrelfish, Goldline Squirrelfish, Jordan's Squirrel Fish, Yellow-striped Squirrelfish, Yellowstriped Squirrelfish
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Écureuil à rayures jaunes, Écureuil d' Anjouan, Poisson-écureuil à lignes dorées
- Japanese
- Hohobeniittodai, ホホベニイットウダイ
Other scientific names: Adioryx anjouanae, Flammeo aurolineatus, Flammeo scythrops, Holocentre aurolineatum, Holocentrum aurolineatum, Holocentrus anjouanae, Holocentrus scythrops, Neonipon aurolineatus
Similar species
Black squirrelfishNeoniphon opercularis
Sammara squirrelfishNeoniphon sammara
Blackfin SquirrelfishNeoniphon argenteus
Bigscale soldierfishMyripristis berndti
Shadowfin soldierfishMyripristis adusta
Brick SoldierfishMyripristis amaena
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).
- 62 open-data records from 1839 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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