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Clearfin squirrelfish
Neoniphon argenteus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Clearfin squirrelfish
- Scientific
- Neoniphon argenteus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 24 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A silvery squirrelfish with dark spots in the centre of the scales and clear fins, reaching about 24 cm. It lives in coral-rich areas among large staghorn corals, mainly around oceanic islands.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Neoniphon-argenteus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Clearfin_squirrelfish_(Neoniphon_argenteus)_(48776696936).j
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.