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Black-finned squirrelfish
Neoniphon opercularis (Valenciennes, 1831)
AnimalsSun, big-eye, soldier and squirrel fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew Caledonia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Blackfin squirrelfishBritish English
- Clearfin squirrelfishBritish English
- Mouth-fin squirrelfishBritish English
- Swartvin-soldaatAfrikaans (South Africa)
- Cardil de aleta negraEuropean Spanish
- Poisson-écureuil argenté à bandesFrench (France)
- Marignan aile noireFrench (France)
- Soldat à nageoire noireFrench (France)
- Esquilo asa pretaPortuguese (Mozambique)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- BOURJON Philippe, DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 29/09/2019 : Neoniphon opercularis (Valenciennes, 1831), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3296
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 15/02/2021 : Neoniphon opercularis (Valenciennes, 1831), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/3405
Modification history
- Created by Maguelone GRATEAU on 05/02/2021
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