Family : Holocentridae
Common Name : Bigscale soldierfish
Scientific Name : Myripristis berndti
Maximum length : 30cm
IUCN Red List Status : LC (Least concern)
Whitish to light red with darker red scale margins, yellow spinous dorsal fin, narrow white margins on median and pelvic fins, and dark margin on gill cover.
Inhabits caves and hides under ledges of subtidal reef flats, channels and margins to outer reef slopes in 3-159m. Benthopelagic. Occurs in loose aggregations. Feeds mainly on plankton such as crab larvae. Almost always caught at night. Marketed fresh.
Found from southwest Sumatra to Timor Sea.. Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity and Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra
Inhabits caves and hides under ledges of subtidal reef flats, channels and margins to outer reef slopes in 3-159m. Benthopelagic. Occurs in loose aggregations. Feeds mainly on plankton such as crab larvae. Almost always caught at night. Marketed fresh.
Found from southwest Sumatra to Timor Sea.. Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity and Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra
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