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Randalli Soldierfish

Myripristis randalli

Also known as: Randalli Squirrelfish, Randall's Soldierfish, Randall's Squirrelfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
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Overview

Found in large schools, below the surge zone, over reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, rich in coral growth.
They feed nocturnally on crab larvae and zooplankton.

Soldierfish are nocturnal hunters feeding in the water column on zooplankton. During the day they often congregate close to reefs and in caves, sometimes found upside down in caves.
They can often be heard by divers with their pops, grunts and clicks.
Their colour can change greatly in different lights and if threatened.
Some soldierfish have venomous spines.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Central Pacific
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Found in large schools, below the surge zone, over reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs, rich in coral growth.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderHolocentriformes
    5. familyHolocentridae
    6. genusMyripristis
    7. speciesMyripristis randalli Greenfield, 1974

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    More in the family

    Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes (Holocentridae)