Myripristis amaena

Family : Holocentridae

Common Name : Brick soldierfish

Scientific Name : Myripristis amaena

Maximum length : 26.5cm

IUCN Red List Status : LC (Least concern)

Fins are uniformly red and lack white leading edges or darker tips.

Inhabits reef flats and seaward slopes to depths of more than 52 m where it is found in groups in caves and under ledges. Benthopelagic Feeds mainly on polychaetes, also on crab megalops, hermit crab larvae, and larvae of alpheid shrimps Forms large schools in oceanic locations.

Recorded from Maumere Bay

Foto 1 : Individu berasal dari Pulau Komodo (Photo courtesy Jason Lai)

Foto 2 : Seekor individu dari Maui (photo courtesy Scott Retigg