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Neoniphon sammara (Fabricius, 1775)

Sammara squirrelfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Baga-Baga, Baga-baga, Sammara squirrelfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known in Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852), Nasugbu (Ref. 107853), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Leyte Gulf (Ref. 68980), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Also Ref. 2334, 53416, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Marignan tacheté, Candil samara, Slender squirrelfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Holocentriformes (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentrinae
Etymology: Neoniphon: Greek, neos = new + Greek, niphon = to snow (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 46 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 30°N - 32°S, 31°E - 123°W

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