FishverifiedLeast Concern

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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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–50 m

Max size

60 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Holocentriformes

Family

Holocentridae

Where to find it

common

occasional

rare

Other species in Holocentridae

Holocentrus rufus

Longspine Squirrelfish

Myripristis jacobus

Blackbar Soldierfish

Sargocentron diadema

Crown Squirrelfish

Sargocentron caudimaculatum

Silverspot Squirrelfish

Sargocentron spiniferum

Sabre Squirrelfish

Neoniphon vexillarium

Dusky Squirrelfish

Neoniphon sammara

Sammara Squirrelfish

Neoniphon marianus

Longjaw Squirrelfish