Coral Sea, Australia
Palau
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Whitetip soldierfish
Myripristis vittata
Whitetip soldierfish
Category: Soldierfishes
Scientific Name: Myripristis vittata
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Holocentriformes (Order)
└Holocentridae (Family)
└Myripristinae (Subfamily)
└Myripristis (Genus)
└M. vittata (Species)
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