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Ostéichthyen Beryciformes Holocentridae
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| 28 espèces |
| some venomous |
| Etymologies | Source | |
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| Myripristis | Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, pristis = saw | fishbase |
| Myripristis adusta | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / doris / en.wiki / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Shadowfin soldierfish / Soldat pourpre |
Bleeker, 18 / LC / ITIS 166233 |
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| 2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2009 Mauritius ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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2013 ©Dr. Dwayne Meadows by NOAA/NMFS/OPR
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 by Hectonicus
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2014 Maldives by Ahmed Abdul Rahman
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
upside down ?
2006 Osprey Reef (Au) by Erik Schlogl 
via fishesofaustralia) |
2014 Palau by Mark Rosenstein
via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2000 Rowley Shoals (Broome/Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
By Bryan Harry
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2015 Male Atoll (Maldives) by Lesley Clements
via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-Pacifiq (no Red sea) | Marignan ombré | tropical |
| pale silver-pink, with dark scale margins; median and caudal fins white translucide with broad deep blue to black outer border récédée d'un fin liséré rouge; tache sombre sur les opercules branchiaux et à l'attache des pectorales | ||
| 1-25m / 25-35cm | dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder | solitaires ou ptts grps, nocturne, territorial, sciaphile |
| Myripristis adusta | ||
| Myripristis berndti | ||
| fishbase / australianmuseum / aquaportail / doris / en.wiki / fishesofaustralia / australianmuseum | Synonymes
Blotcheye soldierfish / Bigscale Soldierfish |
Jordan & Evermann, 1903 / LC / ITIS 166215 |
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| 2006 ©Shizhao
(via fishbase) |
2016 Great Barrier (Au) by Ian Shaw
(via fishbase) |
1995 Midway Is. ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2019 Hawaii by Anthony Wood
(via INaturalist) |
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2012 Maldives ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
2005 by Shizhao 年4月北京海洋馆
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 Polynésie by Hectonicus
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo-Pacifiq (no Red Sea) | Marignan à oeillères | tropical |
| lower half to three-fourths of inner pectoral axil with small scales; centers of scales silvery pink to pale yellowish, the edges red; black of opercular membrane extending below opercular spine; margin of fins dark red; | ||
| 3-15m (jsq 159m) / 22-30cm | dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder | benthopelagic, sciaphile, in loose aggregations |
| Myripristis berndti | ||
| Myripristis botche | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / en.wiki | Synonymes
Blacktip soldierfish |
Cuvier, 1829/ LC / ITIS 622136 |
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| 2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) | 1995 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2012 Batangas (Philippines) ©Bailly, Nicolas
(via fishbase) |
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| 2014 Timor by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2015 Maldives by Lesley Clements
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2015 Maldives by Lesley Clements
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2014 Bali by Scott Johnson
(via fishbase) |
2017 by Daiju Azuma
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2015 Polynésie by Hectonicus
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Poisson-soldat poklé | tropical |
| two pairs of tooth patches just outside of gape; rose pâle argenté avec de grandes écailles bordées de noir plus foncé sur le dos; dorsale, anale et caudale rouges bordées d’une fine bande blanche avec extrémités noires | ||
| 25-30m (jsq71m) / 30cm | Tends to hide in caves or crevices during the day, usually seen in pairs, but occasionally schooling | |
| Myripristis botche | ||
| Myripristis hexagona | ||
| fishbase / doris / reeflifesurvey / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes | Lacépède, 1802 / LC / ITIS 622135 |
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| 1996 Mactan Is. (Philippines) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2018 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2017 Romblon (Ph) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Lzard Is (Au) by Andy A.Lewis
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo-Pacifiq | Doubletooth soldierfish | tropical |
| light red to yellowish; fins red, leading edges of soft dorsal, anal, caudal and pelvic fins white | ||
| 3-40m / 30cm | dioecism, fécondation externe | nocturne, hiding, usually in turbid areas, loose aggregations |
| Myripristis hexagona | ||
| Myripristis kuntee | ||
| fishbase / doris / nomadica / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Shoulderbar soldierfish / Epaulette Soldierfish |
Lacépède, 1802 / LC / ITIS 166212 |
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| 1995 Guam ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
N-Sulawesi by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
2012 Hawaii ©David R.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2009 Exmouth (Au) by Erik Schlogl
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2017 Hawaii by Harry Rosenthal
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2010 sipadan (Sabah-Malaysia) by Bernard DUPONT
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| avec Lutjanus quinquelineatus,
2010 Sabah (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2012 by Citron
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo-WCPacifiq | Marignan ardoisé | tropical |
| smaller scales than other squirrelfishes; red dorsally, silvery pink below; reddish brown bar from upper end of gill opening to base of pectoral fins; fins red except for spinous dorsal which is translucent red basally and broadly yellow distally | ||
| <65m / 16-26cm | often in large aggregations during the day, benthopelagiq | |
| Myripristis kuntee | ||
| Myripristis murdjan | ||
| fishbase / doris / souslesmers / australianmuseum / nomadica / monaconature / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Pinecone soldierfish / Crimson soldierfish |
Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 66214 |
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| 2019 Qseir (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Qseir (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2009 Mauritius ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2012 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2012 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2016 Oman ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| au milieu d'un groupe de Sargocentron diadema, 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
avec Sargocentron diadema, 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
dans Millepora dichotoma,
2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2009 Mauritius ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2010 Egypt ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2009 St-Leu (Réunion) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2009 Wadi Gimal (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
2015 Maldives by Julien Bidet
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2006 NSW (Au) by Sasha Schulz
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2013 Habili Gafer (Egypt) by Lesley Clements
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
1995 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
| Red sea & Indo-Pacifiq | Poisson soldat à oeillères ou Marignan Pomme de pin | tropical |
| body red to dusky red, the edges of scales reddish brown; opercular membrane dark brown to black to about level of middle of eye; axil of pectoral fins dark brown to black; spinous dorsal fin light red on basal two-thirds, bright red on outer third; leading edges of soft dorsal, anal, caudal, and pelvic fins white; fine bordure blc sur 2ème dorsale et anale (peu visible qqx) | ||
| 1-50m / 18-60cm | dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder | benthopelagiq, nocturne et timide, sciaphile, svt en bancs ds cavités de jour |
| Myripristis murdjan | ||
| Myripristis pralinia | ||
| fishbase / doris / aquaportail / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Scarlet soldierfish |
Cuvier, 1829 / LC / ITIS 166235 |
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| 1995 at night, Enewetak (Marshall Is.) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2016 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
1989 Mauritius ©Hans Hillewaert
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2016 Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2019 Solomon ©craigjhowe
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Solomon ©Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
| Indo-WCPacifiq | Poisson-soldat rouge | tropical |
| small scales; scarlet; no pigment on median fins but may have a small black spot at base of soft dorsal fin and some dusky pigment at leading edges of median fins | ||
| 8-50m / 20cm | nocturne, small, loose groups in caves or under ledges | |
| Myripristis pralinia | ||
| Myripristis vittata | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / doris / nomadica / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Whitetip soldierfish |
Valenciennes, 1831 / LC / ITIS 166237 |
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| 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 1997 Indonesia ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
NOAA
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2016 Maldives ©Trevor Meyer
(via fishbase) |
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| 2006 Osprey Reef (Au) by Erik Schlogl
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2014 Maldives by Paul Chabre
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 Bunaken by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo-WCPacific, no Red Sea | Poisson-soldat bordé de blanc | tropical |
| leading edges of median fins white; lacks a dark opercular bar (except for perhaps a deeper red); très gros yeux avec ptte tache grisée sur le dessus | ||
| 3-80m / 25cm | benthopelagic, forms large aggregations in caves and ledges of steep drop-offs, nocturnal; sciaphile; individual is often swimming upside down | |
| Myripristis vittata | ||
MàJ 13/03/2023
