Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Shadowfin Soldierfish
Myripristis adusta
Shadowfin Soldierfish
Category: Soldierfishes
Scientific Name: Myripristis adusta
Size: 8 to 13 in. (20 to 32 cm)  
Depth: 3-75 ft. (1-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. adusta (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217926🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122504🔗

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