| Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes), subfamily: Myripristinae |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; depth range 3 - 40 m |
| 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. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 4-4; Anal soft rays: 11-14. Body light red to yellowish; fins red, leading edges of soft dorsal, anal, caudal and pelvic fins white (Ref. 4201).
Description: Characterized by lower two-thirds of axil of pectoral fins with small scales; front of lower jaw with two pairs of tooth patches outside gape; depth of body 2.1-2.5 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| A nocturnal fish hiding in caves or beneath ledges by day, feeding on plankton such as crab larvae at night. Found in loose aggregations in caves, sometimes with other soldierfish (Ref. 9710). Inhabits sheltered coastal and offshore reefs, usually in turbid areas of bays and lagoons, in 3-40 m (Ref 90102). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Recorded in Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276). Known in Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613) and Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652). Museum: UW 18946; USNM 189452, 122928. Negros, Dumaguete, CAS 52250. Cebu, Mactan I., BPBM 37094. Mindoro, BPBM 21098; USNM 192511. Sta. Cruz Is., USNM 192470 (Ref. 12419). Also Ref. 1602, 5300, 95664. |
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