Scarlet soldierfish (Myripristis pralinia)
Image source: Mark Rosenstein | inaturalist.org
General data
- Main name: Scarlet soldierfish
- Local names: Soldierfish, Reef soldierfish, Port Praslin squirrelfish, Big eye soldierfish
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Planet Earth, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Myripristis - Myripristis
- Family: Holocentridae - Squirrelfishes
- Order: Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes