Sammara squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara)

Scientific name: Neoniphon sammara Forssk?l, 1775

Sammara squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara)

The Sammara squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara) is a marine fish of the family Holocentridae.

Biology

This schooling species inhabits seagrass beds and hard-bottomed habitats from the reef flat to depths of 46 m or more on lagoon and seaward reefs. Often found with branching Acropora coral. Most common Neophion found in shallow areas. Benthopelagic. Feeds on small fishes, small crabs, and shrimps at night. Venomous spine at the corner of its preopercle. Marketed fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neoniphon sammara
Family
Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes)
Order
Beryciformes (Sawbellies)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.0
Common length
23.0
Depth range
0–46 m (0–151 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 46 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, the Ogasawara and Hawaiian islands, south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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