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deepwater soldier (Ostichthys kaianus)
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Ecological Illustration of deepwater soldier (Ostichthys kaianus)
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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.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
Family
Holocentridae
Genus
Ostichthys
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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