Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Blackbar Soldierfish
Myripristis jacobus
Blackbar Soldierfish
Category: Soldierfishes
Scientific Name: Myripristis jacobus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Holocentriformes (Order)
└Holocentridae (Family)
└Myripristinae (Subfamily)
└Myripristis (Genus)
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