Myripristis chryseres
Myripristis chryseres | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Holocentriformes |
Family: | Holocentridae |
Genus: | Myripristis |
Species: | M. chryseres
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Binomial name | |
Myripristis chryseres (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
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Myripristis chryseres, the yellowfin soldierfish, is a nocturnal species of soldierfish from the genus Myripristis. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, from Natal, South Africa to Samoa, Hawaii and the Tuamotu Islands, north to south Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, and south to Queensland, Australia [2] It inhabits steep outer reef slopes and is often seen with Coelacanths at Ngazidja Island. It feeds on zooplankton and can be seen either solitary or in groups.[3]
References[]
- ^ Williams, I. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Myripristis chryseres". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Myripristis chryseres country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Myripristis chryseles". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Myripristis
- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
- Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann
- Fish of the Indian Ocean
- Beryciformes stubs