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Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015

Pence's squirrelfish
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> Holocentriformes (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentrinae
Etymology: Neoniphon: Greek, neos = new + Greek, niphon = to snow (Ref. 45335); pencei: Named for David F. Pence (University of Hawai'i), in recognition of his efforts to collect the type specimens.
Eponymy: David Franklin Pence (d: 1956) is an American marine scientist and diver. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 90 - 115 m (Ref. 100034). Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Pacific Ocean: Cook Is. (Rarotonga); French Polynesia (Moorea).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 100034)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 11; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13; Spine anali: 4; Raggi anali molli: 9; Vertebre: 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XI,13; A IV,9; pectoral rays 14; lateral-line scales 48-52 (often 49); scales above lateral line to base of dorsal spines 5 and below lateral line to base of anal fin 6-7; oblique rows of scales on cheek 5; gill rakers 6-7+13 (usually 6 +13); slender body with depth 2.9-3.3 in SL, head length 2.6-2.9 in SL; orbit diameter 2.7-3.0 in HL; interorbital width 4.1-4.8 in body depth; upper jaw length 2.3-2.6 in head; lower jaw is strongly protruding; preopercular spine 2.0-2.9 of orbit diameter; first dorsal spine 3.3-4.1 in HL; the last dorsal spine is shortest and third anal spine is the longest, its length 1.1-1.3 in HL. Colour of body red with white stripes dorsally, the front edge of pelvic and anal fins white, base of dorsal fin white (Ref. 100034).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Randall, John E. | Collaboratori

Copus, J.M., R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle, 2015. Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal 3( e4180):1-29. (Ref. 100034)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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