WoRMS taxon details
Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775)
159393 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159393)
accepted
Species
Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Holocentrum sammana (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Holocentrum sammara (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Holocentrus rubrofuscus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Holocentrus sammara (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Kutaflammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Labrus angulosus Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted
Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18564
page(s): 48, xii [details]
page(s): 48, xii [details]
Description This schooling species inhabits seagrass beds and hard-bottomed habitats from the reef flat to depths of 46 m or more on...
Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara and...
Description This schooling species inhabits seagrass beds and hard-bottomed habitats from the reef flat to depths of 46 m or more on lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds on small crabs and shrimps during the night. Venomous spine at the corner of its preopercle. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9948). [details]
Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara and...
Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara and Hawaiian islands, northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159393 on 2024-04-24
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original description
(of Labrus angulosus Lacepède, 1801) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34.
page(s): 430, 477, Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18564
page(s): 48, xii [details]
original description (of Holocentrus rubrofuscus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 343, 389 [details]
basis of record Smith, J.L.B. & Smith, M.M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 430, 477, Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18564
page(s): 48, xii [details]
original description (of Holocentrus rubrofuscus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 343, 389 [details]
basis of record Smith, J.L.B. & Smith, M.M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description This schooling species inhabits seagrass beds and hard-bottomed habitats from the reef flat to depths of 46 m or more on lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds on small crabs and shrimps during the night. Venomous spine at the corner of its preopercle. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9948). [details]Diet Feeds on small fishes [details]
Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara and Hawaiian islands, northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat This schooling species inhabits seagrass beds and hard-bottomed habitats from the reef flat to depths of 46 m or more on lagoon and seaward reefs. Often found with branching Acropora coral. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, fishery, aquarium, bait [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sporfin squirrelfish [from synonym]sammara squirrelfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ウケグチイットウダイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (79 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Labrus angulosus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotfin squirrelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus rubrofuscus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus angulosus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Kutaflammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum sammana (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Neoniphon sammara, Japan, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (56804 nucleotides; 155 proteins)
To GenBank (56804 nucleotides; 155 proteins) (from synonym Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (56804 nucleotides; 155 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neoniphon sammara RAD118557-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neoniphon sammara USNM 435198 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Labrus angulosus Lacepède, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Holocentrum sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spotfin squirrelfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus rubrofuscus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Labrus angulosus Lacepède, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Kutaflammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum sammana (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Neoniphon sammara, Japan, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (56804 nucleotides; 155 proteins)
To GenBank (56804 nucleotides; 155 proteins) (from synonym Flammeo sammara (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (56804 nucleotides; 155 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neoniphon sammara RAD118557-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neoniphon sammara USNM 435198 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
