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Neoniphon sammara
English: Spotfin Squirrelfish (1)
As recorded: Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and A. LevyAushalom Levy →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- September 21, 1974
- Locality
- Sharm el-Moya
- Island
- Sharm El-Moya
- Depth
- 22 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 21, 1974, J.E. Randall and A. Levy also collected 16 other specimens.
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Canthigaster margaritata
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Diplogrammus randalli
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Ecsenius aroni
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Ecsenius gravieri
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Epinephelus chlorostigma
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Gymnothorax undulatus
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Plagiotremus townsendi
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Pomacentrus
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Priolepis cincta
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Pristiapogon exostigma
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Pseudocheilinus evanidus
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
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Pseudochromis springeri
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Taeniamia lineolata
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Taeniamia lineolata
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Neoniphon sammara observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,688 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Neoniphon sammara. BPBM 18202. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37647824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18202.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37647824 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026