Real photoREAL PHOTO

pearly soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee)
Specimen imageSPECIMEN IMAGE
pearly soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee) specimen
← Back to catalog

Holocentridae

pearly soldierfish

Myripristis kuntee

Twenty Six Centimeters Holocentrid Fish of Indo Pacific

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

pearly soldierfish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 26 cm.

Maximum length
26 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa (except Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Indian coast) and east to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands; north to Tosa Bay, Shikoku (Japan), south to the Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

Generating…