Scientific Name	Neoniphon opercularis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1831)	Depth	20 - 40M
Chinese	黑鰭新東洋金鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑鰭新東洋鰃
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	黑鰭金鱗魚、鐵甲、金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Hâvre Carteret de la Nouvelle-Irlande [Carteret Harbour, Lambom Island, near Cape Saint-George, southern New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific, ca. 4°48'S, 152°51'E]
Synonyms	Flammeo opercularis, Holocentrum operculare, Holocentrus opercularis, Kutaflammeo opercularis, Neoniphon openrcularis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2008)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0059584. FRIP03129. FRIP21131. FRIP22281. NMMBP00688. NMMBP00693. NMMBP00980. NMMBP02336.
Common Name	Black-finned squirrelfish; Blackfin squirrelfish; Clearfin squirrelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 12-14 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 8-9 soft rays. Body iridescent silvery with dark red or black mark on each scale. Spinous portion of dorsal fin black; soft dorsal, anal and caudal fins reddish yellow; pectoral fins pink, pelvic fins white. Lower jaw strongly projecting.
habitats	Inhabits subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of at least 20 m. Found singly or in small groups in coral-rich areas. Feeds mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps. Large spine at the corner of preopercle is venomous. It raises or flashes
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Commercial species.