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Myripristis murdjan

(Forsskål, 1775)

Blotcheye Soldierfish

Also known as: Pinecone Soldierfish, Big-Eye Soldierfish, Blotcheye Soldier, Crimson Soldierfish, Crimson Squirrel-Fish, Red Soldierfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Holocentriformes

Family

Holocentridae

Where to find it

common

Sudan

occasional

Saudi Arabia

rare

Egypt

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