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Yellowstriped squirrelfish (Neoniphon aurolineatus)
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Ecological Illustration of Yellowstriped squirrelfish (Neoniphon aurolineatus)
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Holocentridae

Yellowstriped squirrelfish

Neoniphon aurolineatus

Twenty Five Centimeters Holocentrid Fish from Australian Waters

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Neoniphon aurolineatus, more commonly known as the yellowstriped squirrelfish or gold-lined squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae. Habitat It has a wide range throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans stretching east from Mauritius to Hawaii and south from Japan to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. It lives on the outer reef slopes at depths between 30 and 188 metres (98 and 617 ft).

Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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