Bay Soldierfish

Myripristis astakhovi

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Myripristis astakhovi is a species of soldierfish from the genus Myripristis. It is endemic to Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam in the Western Pacific Ocean. It was named in honour of ichthyologist Dmitri Alekseevich Astakhov.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Myripristis
Maximum length: 12.1 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Pacific: Nha Trang Bay, Viet Nam.

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