Pence's squirrelfish

Neoniphon pencei

Twenty Four Centimeters Holocentrid Fish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Neoniphon pencei, or Pence's squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the Pacific Ocean in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and Mo'orea, French Polynesia. It differs from other species of the genus Neoniphon in number of lateral line scales, scales above and below lateral line, elements of life colour, and in COI and cytochrome b DNA sequences.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Neoniphon
Maximum length: 24 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Cook Is. (Rarotonga); French Polynesia (Moorea).

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