Neoniphon opercularis
KūBlackfin Squirrelfish
Southern Group: Present Makatea: | ||||||||
RR |
MG |
AT |
MK |
MT |
AK |
PL |
TK |
MN |
P |
P |
P |
Northern Group: Present | |||||
TN |
MH |
RK |
PK |
NS |
SW |
P |
P |
Neoniphon opercularis (Valenciennes, 1831)
SYNONYMS: Holocentrum operculare [O]; Flammeo opercularis; Kutaflammeo opercularis
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Beryciformes; Holocentroidei; HOLOCENTRIDAE, Holocentrinae
Vouchers:
Rarotonga: field ID Sims (Sims88). Aitutaki: field ID Sims (Sims88). Palmerston: reported (Preston95 p51). Manihiki: field ID Sims (Sims88). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Neoniphon opercularis.
References:
text p.79 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 16d Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.64 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.110 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 13-06 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 15-08 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02
McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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