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Neoniphon opercularis

Blackfin Squirrelfish

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Blackfin Squirrelfish, Banded Soldierfish, Clearfin Squirrelfish; German Schwarzflossen-Husar; French Poisson-écureuil Argenté à Bandes

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kū (RR), Kū Taratea (AT), Kūkū (MK AK), Kūkū Talaloa (TS), Kūkū Tararoa (TW), Kihi Tuavela (MH), Wūtalaloa (PK)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to New Caledonia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Common S.Group and N.Group. PLUS:; Marine, near-shore

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food

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Cook Islands Distribution

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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

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Scientific Taxonomy

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 & References

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

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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