Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Brick Soldierfish
Myripristis amaena
Brick Soldierfish
Category: Soldierfishes
Scientific Name: Myripristis amaena
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Micronesia, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family)
      └Myripristinae (Subfamily)
       └Myripristis (Genus)
        └M. amaena (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276190🔗
iNaturalist ID: 204563🔗

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