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Longjaw squirrelfish
Sep 13, 2017. Dive site Weber's Joy/Witches Hut, Bonaire.
Body striped with red, yellow and silver; often anterior third of body more yellow than remainder. Third anal ray spine very long and stout. Body slender, spiny dorsal fin with broad yellow band along middle and lower sides. Max length : 18.0 cm.
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/3249
''Neoniphon marianus'', also known as the longjaw squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from the Floriday Keys, USA south to Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean Sea. It lives near reefs at depths between 1 and 70 metres , usually between 30 and 60 metres , and can reach sizes of up to 18.0 centimetres TL. It is nocturnal and consumes mostly shrimps, but will also eat crabs.
