Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Holocentriformes (Order)
     └Holocentridae (Family)
      └Myripristinae (Subfamily)
       └Myripristis (Genus)
        └M. violacea (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217914🔗
iNaturalist ID: 194743🔗

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