Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Brick Soldierfish
Myripristis amaena
Brick Soldierfish
Category: Soldierfishes
Scientific Name: Myripristis amaena
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Micronesia, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Philippines
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. amaena (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276190🔗
iNaturalist ID: 204563🔗

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