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Etymology: Neoniphon: Greek, neos = new + Greek, niphon = to snow (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually ? - 22 m (Ref. 3156). Tropical; 33°N - 7°N, 99°W - 58°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida, USA to northern South America.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26340)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 11; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 12; Spine anali: 4; Raggi anali molli: 8. Body slender, sides compressed. Snout spinules prominent, spine extending into the posterior narial opening. White stripes on upper sides narrow, separated by broader dark bands (Ref. 37108). Body with alternate stripes of red and silvery white; spinous dorsal fin red, white at tips, with a large black spot between the first 3 or 4 spines (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabit sandy, rocky and coral bottoms (Ref. 5521). More common on seaward reefs than on protected reefs. Retreat into recesses when alarmed (Ref. 9710). Nocturnal (Ref. 37108). Secretive, found deep in crevices between branches of live corals (Ref. 26938). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 240).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., B.B. Collette and B.E. Luckhurst, 1999. Fishes of Bermuda: history, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 4. 424 p. (Ref. 35505)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 25.3 - 28.1, mean 27 °C (based on 158 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00929 - 0.02354), b=2.97 (2.84 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 84.1 [33.3, 337.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.636 [0.249, 1.978] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.3, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.151 [0.065, 0.351] g/100g; Selenium = 31.3 [17.7, 62.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 78.2 [28.3, 219.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.29 [0.96, 4.45] mg/100g (wet weight);