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deepwater soldier (Ostichthys kaianus)
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deepwater soldier (Ostichthys kaianus) specimen
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Holocentridae

deepwater soldier

Ostichthys kaianus

Holocentrid Fish of Japanese Waters

  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium

deepwater soldier is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Maximum length
36 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Réunion to western Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea, north to the South China Sea and Ryukyu Islands of Japan, east to Samoa.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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