Myripristis

Myripristis is a genus of soldierfishes.

Myripristis
Pinecone soldierfish (M. murdjan)
Scarlet soldierfish (M. pralinia)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes
Family: Holocentridae
Subfamily: Myripristinae
Genus: Myripristis
G. Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms[1]
  • Myriopristis (misspelling)
  • Myripristes (misspelling)
  • Neomyripristis Castelnau, 1873

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (2021). "Myripristis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Myripristis in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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