Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family)
      └Myripristinae (Subfamily)
       └Myripristis (Genus)
        └M. adusta (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217926🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122504🔗

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