Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015
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 pencei, or Pence's squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the Pacific Ocean in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and Mo'orea, French Polynesia. It differs from other species of the genus Neoniphon in number of lateral line scales, scales above and below lateral line, elements of life colour, and in COI and cytochrome b DNA sequences.
Wikipedia contributors, Neoniphon pencei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:19:43.527418+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015
- Name authority
- Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015
- 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 pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015
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 |
| longjaw squirrelfishNeoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black squirrelfishNeoniphon opercularis (Valenciennes, 1831) | 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 |
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.
- Copus, J., Pyle, R., & Earle, J. (2015). Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal, 3: e4180. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.3.e4180 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:D57V9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.