Neoniphon sammara Sammara squirrelfish

Neoniphon sammarais commonly referred to as Sammara squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

3413 

AphiaID:

159393 

Scientific:

Neoniphon sammara 

German:

Blutfleck-Husar 

English:

Sammara Squirrelfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Neoniphon (Genus) > sammara (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, China, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, Flores, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Socotra Arch, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 46 Meter 

Size:

up to 12.6" (32 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

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 vexillarium
  Dunkler Husar

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-12-01 22:53:40 

Last edit:

2022-03-30 12:10:38 

Toxicity

Neoniphon sammara is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Neoniphon sammara, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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