Myripristis earlei
| Myripristis earlei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Holocentriformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Myripristis |
| Species: | M. earlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Myripristis earlei (J. E. Randall, G. R. Allen & , 2003)
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Myripristis earlei, or Earle's soldierfish, is a species of soldierfish belonging to the genus Myripristis. It is found in the East Central Pacific Ocean in the Phoenix and Marquesas Islands.[2] It was previously reguarded as an insular variant of Myripristis berndti. It is named after ichthyologist , who was the first to suspect that this was a separate species from M. berndti. It can be found in caves and under ledges, and feeds on zooplankton.[3]
References[]
- ^ Williams, I. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Myripristis earlei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Myripristis earlei country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Myripristis earlei". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Myripristis
- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Taxa named by John Ernest Randall
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