Neoniphon marianus

Neoniphon marianus, also known as the longjaw squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from the Florida Keys south to Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean Sea. It lives near reefs at depths between 1 and 70 metres (3.3 and 229.7 ft), usually between 30 and 60 metres (98 and 197 ft), and can reach sizes of up to 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in) TL.^[2] It is nocturnal and consumes mostly shrimps, but will also eat crabs.^[1]

Neoniphon marianus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Neoniphon
Species:	N. marianus
Binomial name
Neoniphon marianus G. Cuvier, 1829
range of Neoniphon marianus in blue