blacktip soldierfish

Myripristis hexagona

Holocentrid Fish beneath Indo Pacific

Black
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Myripristis hexagona, the doubletooth soldierfish, is a nocturnal species of soldierfish from the genus Myripristis. It is light red to yellowish in colour, and grows to a maximum length of 30 cm (11.8 in). It can be found in the Indo-Pacific region, from East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Myripristis
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Palau in Micronesia (Ref. 1602 ). It has not been found on low islands or atolls of the Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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