Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Citation
Copus J (2015). Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2sfi8q accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-24.Description
Neoniphon pencei, n. sp., is described from thirteen specimens, 132-197 mm standard length (SL) collected from mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) at Rarotonga, Cook Islands by divers using mixed-gas closed-circuit rebreathers. It differs from all other species of the genus in number of lateral line scales, scales above and below lateral line, elements of life color, and in COI and cytochrome b DNA sequences. Of the five other known species of Neoniphon, it is most similar to the Indo-Pacific N. aurolineatus and the western Atlantic N. marianus both morphologically and genetically.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Joshua Copusoriginator
position: Mr
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Kaneohe
US
email: joshua.copus@gmail.com
Joshua Copus
metadata author
position: Mr
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Kaneohe
US
email: joshua.copus@gmail.com
Joshua Copus
administrative point of contact
position: Mr
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Kaneohe
US
email: joshua.copus@gmail.com