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sammara squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara)
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sammara squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara) specimen
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Holocentridae

sammara squirrelfish

Neoniphon sammara

Holocentrid Fish beneath Japanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

sammara squirrelfish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 32 cm.

Maximum length
32 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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
LCLeast Concern

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