Blackbar Soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Myripristis jacobus

Cuvier, 1829

Blackbar Soldierfish

Also known as: Bastard Soldierfish, Big-Eyed Squirrelfish, Buffalohead

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–210 m

Max size

25 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Holocentriformes

Family

Holocentridae

Where to find it

common

Antigua and Barbuda Brazil (Fernando de Noronha)Cape Verde France (Martinique)Guadeloupe Martinique Saint Lucia Sao Tome and Principe

occasional

Barbados Bonaire Curaçao Dominica Saint Kitts and Nevis Sint Maarten

rare

Other species in Holocentridae

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Holocentrus rufus

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Crown Squirrelfish (Sargocentron diadema)

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Crown Squirrelfish

Silverspot Squirrelfish (Sargocentron caudimaculatum)

Sargocentron caudimaculatum

Silverspot Squirrelfish

Sabre Squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum)

Sargocentron spiniferum

Sabre Squirrelfish

Dusky Squirrelfish (Neoniphon vexillarium)

Neoniphon vexillarium

Dusky Squirrelfish

Sammara Squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara)

Neoniphon sammara

Sammara Squirrelfish

Longjaw Squirrelfish (Neoniphon marianus)

Neoniphon marianus

Longjaw Squirrelfish

Bigscale Soldierfish (Myripristis berndti)

Myripristis berndti

Bigscale Soldierfish

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