Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 9. Body striped with red, yellow and silver; often anterior third of body more yellow than remainder. Third anal ray spine very long and stout (Ref. 26938). Body slender, spiny dorsal fin with broad yellow band along middle and lower sides (Ref. 37108).

Common Names

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Hoseye conga , English , Jamaica

Large-mouthed squirrelfish , English , Haiti

Longjaw Squirrelfish , English , Cuba

Longjaw squirrelfish , English , Jamaica

Longjaw squirrelfish , English , St Lucia

Longjaw squirrelfish , English , USA

Longspine squirrelfish , English , Bahamas

Longspine squirrelfish , English , Neth Antilles

Longspine squirrelfish , English , Puerto Rico

Marian , English , Haiti

Switchtail , English , Jamaica

Kollane husaar , Estonian , Estonia

Kollane husaarkala , Estonian , Estonia

Soleil , French , Trinidad Tobago

Langschnäuziger Eichhörnchenfisch , German , Germany

海新东洋鳂 , Mandarin Chinese , China

海新東洋鰃 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Candil , Spanish , Dominican Rp

Candil de fondo , Spanish , Venezuela

Carajuelo mariano , Spanish , Cuba

Carajuelo mariano , Spanish , Mexico

Mariano , Spanish , Cuba

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Holocentriformes

Family: Holocentridae

Genus: Neoniphon

Species: Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Biology

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Rarely found in shallow water, but appears to be the most common squirrelfish in the depth range of 30-60 m or more (Ref. 32). Reported used as food fish (Ref. 37108).

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless