''Neoniphon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
squirrelfishes.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Neoniphon argenteus''
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1831 (Clearfin squirrelfish)
* ''
Neoniphon aurolineatus''
F. Liénard ( fr), 1839 (Yellowstriped squirrelfish)
* ''
Neoniphon marianus''
G. Cuvier, 1829 (Longjaw squirrelfish)
* ''
Neoniphon opercularis''
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1831 (Blackfin squirrelfish)
* ''
Neoniphon pencei''
Copus, Pyle & Earle Earle may refer to:
* Earle (given name)
* Earle (surname)
Places
* Earle, Arkansas, a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, US
* Earle, Indiana, an unincorporated town in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, US
* Earle, Northumberland, a settlement i ...
, 2015 (Pence's squirrelfish)
* ''
Neoniphon sammara''
Forsskål, 1775 (Sammara squirrelfish)
References
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau
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