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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Beryciformes
Family Holocentridae
Genus Myripristis
Myripristis adusta Bleeker, 1853

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Myripristis adusata, Myripristis adustus, Myripristis melanostictus, Neoniphon adusta, Ostichthys adustus,

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)

Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)

Fishbase(2008)

Randall, J.E. and D. W. Greenfield, 1996. Revision of the Indo-Pacific holocentrid fishes of the genus Myripristis, with descriptions of three new species.. Indo-Pacific Fishes (25):61 p

Character:

Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14-16 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 12-14 soft rays. Pale salmon pink; edges of scales dorsally on body deep blue to black; median fins with broad black outer border. Inner pectoral fin axil naked except for one (rarely two) moderate scales on lower half.

Habitat:

Usually inhabits coral-rich areas of drop-offs and steep channel slopes from below the effects of surge to over 25 m. Occurs singly or in small groups, sometimes with other species. A nocturnal species hiding in caves or beneath ledges by day, feeds on pl

Distribution:

Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa and east to the Society Tuamoto and the Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. Throughout Micronesia. It has not been reported from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Oman

Utility:

Commercial food species.

Name Code:

380909

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine