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Species Neoniphon argenteus (Valenciennes, 1831)

Silver Squirrelfish, Clearfin Squirrelfish, Smooth Squirrelfish

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Rowley Shoals (17º30´S) and Scott Reef (14º04´S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea and Escape Reef, QLD and Osprey Reef, Coral Sea; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, nocturnal.

Extra Ecological Information

3-20 m

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [68] (Smooth Squirrelfish)

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [92] (Clearfin Squirrelfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-fishes of the Western Pacific Indonesia and adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [12]) (Silver Squirrelfish)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
06-Jun-2016 BERYCIFORMES 17-Dec-2015 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED