Myripristis chryseres, the yellowfin soldierfish, is a nocturnal species of soldierfish from the genus Myripristis. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, from Natal, South Africa to Samoa, Hawaii and the Tuamotu Islands, north to south Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, and south to Queensland, Australia [2] It inhabits steep outer reef slopes and is often seen with Coelacanths at Ngazidja Island. It feeds on zooplankton and can be seen either solitary or in groups.[3]

Myripristis chryseres
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Holocentriformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Myripristis
Species:
M. chryseres
Binomial name
Myripristis chryseres

References edit

  1. ^ Williams, I. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Myripristis chryseres". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Myripristis chryseres country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  3. ^ "Myripristis chryseles". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.