Scientific Name	Neoniphon sammara   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	0 - 46M
Chinese	莎姆新東洋金鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	莎姆新東洋鰃
Max Length	32 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	莎姆金鱗魚、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、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Jidda, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea
Synonyms	Flammeo sammara, Holocentrum sammana, Holocentrum sammara, Holocentrus rubrofuscus, Holocentrus sammara, Kutaflammeo sammara, Labrus angulosus, Sciaena sammara
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2008)  Forsskål, P. 1775 Smith, M. M. etc. 1986 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054135. ASIZP0054692. ASIZP0056894. ASIZP0058999. ASIZP0059671. ASIZP0059870. ASIZP0062441. ASIZP0070817. ASIZP0073192. ASIZP0073526. ASIZP0074606. ASIZP0804823. ASIZP0805617. ASIZP0806075. ASIZP0914823. ASIZP0915617. ASIZP0916075. FRIP01236. NMMBP00797. NMMBP05396. NMMBP05541. NMMBP06639. NMMSTP00652. NTOUP200611-791. NTUM02105. NTUM03661. NTUM03662. NTUM03663. NTUM07667. RUSI35037.
Barcode	,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sammara squirrelfish; Spotfin squirrelfish; Blood-spot squirrelfish; Bloodspot squirrelfish; Blood-spot squirrel fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 11-13 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 7-8 soft rays. Pinkish silvery above, silvery below; a dark red to black spot on each scale. Reddish stripe along LL. Outer margin of caudal lobes and anterior soft rays of dorsal and anal fins reddish; pectoral fins pale pink, pelvic fins white.
habitats	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. Feeds on small fishe
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara and Hawaiian islands, northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia.
Utility	commercial species, edible.