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Myripristis jacobus

Cuvier, 1829

Blackbar Soldierfish

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

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Holocentriformes

Family

Holocentridae

Where to find it

common

Antigua and BarbudaGuadeloupeMartiniqueSaint Lucia

occasional

BarbadosBonaireCuraçaoDominicaSaint Kitts and NevisSint Maarten

rare

GrenadaSaba

Other species in Holocentridae

Holocentrus rufus

Longspine Squirrelfish

Sargocentron diadema

Crown Squirrelfish

Sargocentron caudimaculatum

Silverspot Squirrelfish

Sargocentron spiniferum

Sabre Squirrelfish

Neoniphon vexillarium

Dusky Squirrelfish

Neoniphon sammara

Sammara Squirrelfish

Neoniphon marianus

Longjaw Squirrelfish

Myripristis berndti

Bigscale Soldierfish