Neoniphon coruscum Reef squirrelfish

Neoniphon coruscum is commonly referred to as Reef squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

9421 

AphiaID:

272207 

Scientific:

Neoniphon coruscum 

German:

Soldatenfisch 

English:

Reef Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Poey, ), 1860 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela 

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:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky reefs, Seaward facing reefs 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

26,7 °F - 82.4 °F (26,7°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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:

2016-03-02 17:45:23 

Last edit:

2025-04-08 14:58:24 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Neoniphon coruscum has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Neoniphon coruscum in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Neoniphon coruscum. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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