Myripristis chryseres
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Holocentriformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Myripristis |
| Species: | M. chryseres |
| Binomial name | |
| Myripristis chryseres (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) | |
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.
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