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Whitetip soldierfish (Myripristis vittata)
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Whitetip soldierfish (Myripristis vittata) specimen
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Holocentridae

Whitetip soldierfish

Myripristis vittata

Twenty Five Centimeters Holocentrid Fish from the Hawaiian Islands

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

Whitetip soldierfish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 25 cm.

Maximum length
25 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: mainly from oceanic islands, from the Mascarene Islands and Seychelles to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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