| Myripristis Temporal range: | |
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| Pinecone soldierfish (M. murdjan) | |
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| Scarlet soldierfish (M. pralinia) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Subfamily: | Myripristinae |
| Genus: | Myripristis G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Myripristis is a genus of soldierfishes.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Myripristis adusta Bleeker, 1853 (Shadowfin soldierfish)
- Myripristis amaena (Castelnau, 1873) (Brick soldierfish)
- Myripristis astakhovi Kotlyar, 1997
- Myripristis aulacodes J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 1996
- Myripristis berndti D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Blotcheye soldierfish)
- Myripristis botche G. Cuvier, 1829 (Blacktip soldierfish)
- Myripristis chryseres D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Yellowfin soldierfish)
- Myripristis clarionensis C. H. Gilbert, 1897 (Yellow soldierfish)
- Myripristis earlei J. E. Randall, G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 2003 (Earle's soldierfish)
- Myripristis formosa J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 1996
- Myripristis gildi D. W. Greenfield, 1965 (Clipperton cardinal soldierfish)
- Myripristis greenfieldi J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 1996
- Myripristis hexagona (Lacépède, 1802) (Doubletooth soldierfish)
- Myripristis jacobus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Blackbar soldierfish)
- Myripristis kochiensis J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 1996
- Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831 (Shoulderbar soldierfish)
- Myripristis leiognathus Valenciennes, 1846 (Panamic soldierfish)
- Myripristis murdjan (Forsskål, 1775) (Pinecone soldierfish)
- Myripristis pralinia G. Cuvier, 1829 (Scarlet soldierfish)
- Myripristis randalli D. W. Greenfield, 1974
- Myripristis robusta J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 1996
- Myripristis seychellensis G. Cuvier, 1829 (Seychelles soldier)
- Myripristis tiki D. W. Greenfield, 1974 (Tiki soldierfish)
- Myripristis trachyacron Bleeker, 1863
- Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851 (Lattice soldierfish)
- Myripristis vittata Valenciennes, 1831 (Whitetip soldierfish)
- Myripristis woodsi D. W. Greenfield, 1974 (Whitespot soldierfish)
- Myripristis xanthacra J. E. Randall & Guézé, 1981 (Yellowtip soldierfish)
The following fossil species are also known:
- †Myripristis schaubi Casier, 1954 (Miocene of Indonesia)[3]
- †Myripristis sorbinii Bannikov, 1987 (Middle Miocene of Azerbaijan)[3]
References
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (2021). "Myripristis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Myripristis". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- Bannikov, A. F. (1987). "First discovery of holocentrid fishes (Beryciformes) in the Miocene of the Caucasus". Paleontological Journal. 21 (1): 96–104.
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