longjaw squirrelfish
Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Neoniphon marianus, also known as the longjaw squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from the Florida Keys south to Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean Sea. It lives near reefs at depths between 1 and 70 metres (3.3 and 229.7 ft), usually between 30 and 60 metres (98 and 197 ft), and can reach sizes of up to 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It is nocturnal and consumes mostly shrimps, but will also eat crabs.
Wikipedia contributors, Neoniphon marianus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:46:59.057000+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Common name
- longjaw squirrelfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Holocentriformes
- Family
- Holocentridae
- Genus
- Neoniphon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderHolocentriformes
- familyHolocentridae Bonaparte, 1833
- subfamilyHolocentrinae Bonaparte, 1833
- genusNeoniphon Castelnau, 1875
- speciesNeoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neoniphon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neoniphon aurolineatus (Liénard, 1839) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black squirrelfishNeoniphon opercularis (Valenciennes, 1831) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoniphon coruscus (Poey, 1860) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neoniphon argenteus (Valenciennes, 1831) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sammara squirrelfishNeoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Holocentrum marianum Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Holocentrus marianus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Flammeo marianus (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276205 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:46NWJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.