Yellowfin soldierfish

Myripristis chryseres

fins stained solid yellow

Yellow
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Myripristis chryseres, the yellowfin soldierfish, is a nocturnal species of soldierfish from the genus Myripristis. In the Hawaiian language, it is also referred to as the ʻŪʻū. It has solid yellow fins, comparative to similar soldierfish species.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Myripristis
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: scattered records from Natal, South Africa to Samoa and Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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