Saltwater
Sammara squirrelfish
Neoniphon sammara
Holocentridae, Holocentrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 32 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 786 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, and 36 more countries.
More about the species
Description
This schooling species inhabits seagrass beds and hard-bottomed habitats from the reef flat to depths of 46 m or more on lagoon and seaward reefs. Often found with branching Acropora coral. Most common Neophion found in shallow areas. Benthopelagic. Feeds on small fishes, small crabs, and shrimps at night. Venomous spine at the corner of its preopercle. Marketed fresh. Solitary (Ref 90102).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Flammeo sammara
- Holocentrum sammana
- Holocentrum sammara
- Holocentrus rubrofuscus
- Holocentrus sammara
- Kutaflammeo sammara
In other languages
- Armed squirrel-fish, Blood-spot squirrel fish, Blood-spot squirrel-fish, Blood-spot squirrelfish, Bloodspot squirrelfish, Javelin squirrel-fish, Sammara soldierfish, Slender squirrelfish, Soldierfish, Spot-fin squirrelfish, Spotfin squirrelfish, Squirrelfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.