Whitetip Soldierfish

Myripristis vittata

Orange-red. First dorsal fin with white tips.

Size : 20 cm

Habitat : Prefers outer reef slopes, 3-80 m. Floats immobile in groups, sometimes in larger shoals, in caves or below overhangs during the day, usually below 10 m depth.

Distribution : Seychelles, Madagascar, the Mascarenes to SW Japan, Hawaii, Micronesia, New Caledonia and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Holocentriformes

FAMILY

:

Holocentridae

GENUS

:

Myripristis

SPECIES

:

Myripristis vittata

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner