Highfin soldierfish

Ostichthys hypsipterygion

Fish Found at Three Hundred Fifty Five Meters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Highfin soldierfish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 17 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Ostichthys
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan (Ryukyu Is,), New Caledonia (Chesterfield Is.) and Vietnam.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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