Neoniphon vexillarium Dusky squirrelfish

Neoniphon vexillarium is commonly referred to as Dusky squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet voor beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5475 

AphiaID:

1605274 

Scientific:

Neoniphon vexillarium 

German:

Dunkler Husar 

English:

Dusky Squirrelfish 

Category:

Eekhoorn en Soldaatvissen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Holocentriformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Neoniphon (Genus) > vexillarium (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Poey, ), 1860 

Occurrence:

Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, South America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 20 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.09" (18 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Clams, Copepods, Crabs, Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Mysis, Ostracodes (seed shrimps), Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Niet voor beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Neoniphon argenteus
  Silberflossen-Husarenfisch
• 
  Neoniphon aurolineatus
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Neoniphon marianus
  Gelbgestreifter-Husar
• 
  Neoniphon opercularis
  Schwarzflossen-Husarenfisch
• 
  Neoniphon sammara
  Blutfleck-Husar

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Neoniphon coruscum
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Neoniphon vexillarium
  Dunkler Husar

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-05-17 22:12:43 

Last edit:

2024-05-03 17:02:56 

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