Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Bigscale Soldierfish
Myripristis berndti
Bigscale Soldierfish
Also known as: Blotcheye Soldierfish
Category: Soldierfishes
Scientific Name: Myripristis berndti
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica to Ecuador, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family) Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
      └Myripristinae (Subfamily) Soldierfishes
       └Myripristis (Genus)
        └M. berndti (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217927🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49622🔗

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