Palau
Yap, Micronesia
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Holocentriformes (Order)
└Holocentridae (Family)
└Myripristinae (Subfamily)
└Myripristis (Genus)
└M. violacea (Species)
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