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Neoniphon vexillarium (Poey, 1860)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 9. Upper profile angular. Mouth small, lower jaw fitting into upper. Lower opercular spine longer and stronger than upper. Axil of pectoral dark, jet black in small specimens, dusky brown in large (Ref. 37108). Head and nape clear bright red. Body with alternating streaks of red and white (Ref. 37108).

Common Names

  • Black-barred squirrel fish , English , Barbados
  • Blackbarred squirrelfish , English , Haiti
  • Dusky squirrelfish , English , Bahamas
  • Dusky squirrelfish , English , Barbados
  • Dusky Squirrelfish , English , Cuba
  • Dusky squirrelfish , English , Jamaica
  • Dusky squirrelfish , English , Neth Antilles
  • Dusky squirrelfish , English , Puerto Rico
  • Dusky squirrelfish , English , USA
  • Miss darlington , English , Jamaica
  • Welchman , English , Jamaica
  • 旗鰭棘鱗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 旗鳍棘鳞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Skandèlchi , Papiamentu , Barbados
  • Skandèlchi , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles
  • Candil manchado , Spanish , Venezuela
  • Carajuelo , Spanish , Cuba
  • Carajuelo oscuro , Spanish , Cuba
  • Carajuelo oscuro , Spanish , Mexico
  • Matajuelo , Spanish , Cuba

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Holocentriformes

    Family: Holocentridae

    Genus: Neoniphon

    Species: Neoniphon vexillarium (Poey, 1860)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Biology

    Inhabits inshore reefs and tide pools. Hides in small recesses. Common, but rarely seen (Ref. 9710). Nocturnal species (Ref. 26938). Intertidal observations were also reported (Ref. 49162).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless