Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Blackbar Soldierfish
Myripristis jacobus
Blackbar Soldierfish
Category: Soldierfishes
Scientific Name: Myripristis jacobus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family)
      └Myripristinae (Subfamily)
       └Myripristis (Genus)

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Soldierfishes

Blackbar Soldierfish



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