Neoniphon opercularis Blackfin squirrelfish

Neoniphon opercularis is commonly referred to as Blackfin squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

1583 

AphiaID:

217929 

Scientific:

Neoniphon opercularis 

German:

Schwarzflossen-Husarenfisch 

English:

Blackfin Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Neoniphon (Genus) > opercularis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1831 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Australia, Bali, China, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Samoa, Somalia, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor Sea, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

3 - 25 Meter 

Size:

up to 13.78" (35 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Neoniphon argenteus
  Silberflossen-Husarenfisch
• 
  Neoniphon aurolineatus
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Neoniphon marianus
  Gelbgestreifter-Husar
• 
  Neoniphon opercularis
  Schwarzflossen-Husarenfisch
• 
  Neoniphon sammara
  Blutfleck-Husar

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Neoniphon coruscum
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Neoniphon vexillarium
  Dunkler Husar

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-09-03 20:37:39 

Last edit:

2023-03-08 11:28:01 

Toxicity

Neoniphon opercularis is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Neoniphon opercularis, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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