Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Violet Soldierfish
Myripristis violacea
Violet Soldierfish
Category: Soldierfishes
Scientific Name: Myripristis violacea
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, 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. violacea (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217914🔗
iNaturalist ID: 194743🔗

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