Neoniphon pencei
| Neoniphon pencei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Holocentriformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Neoniphon |
| Species: | N. pencei
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoniphon pencei | |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The fish is named in honor of David F. Pence, the Dive Safety Officer for the University of Hawai‘i, and a member of the deep-diving team that not only discovered this species, but was able to collect the type specimens.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Neoniphon pencei, Pence's squirrelfish". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ Copus, Joshua; Pyle, Richard; Earle, John (2015-01-26). "Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands". Biodiversity Data Journal. 3 (3): e4180. doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4180. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 4319167. PMID 25698898.
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