Family : Holocentridae
Common Name : Violet soldierfish
Scientific Name : Myripristis violacea
Maximum length : 22cm
IUCN Red List Status : LC (Least concern)
Silvery with prominent dark brown to blackish scale margins, median fins red with narrow white margins, and dusky red band on rear margin of gill cover.
Occurs in lagoons, channels, and semi-protected seaward reefs rich in corals in 3-30m. Relatively common near arborescent Acropora or layered Porites rus corals. Feeds on plankton such as crab larvae. Marketed fresh
Known from Mentawai Islands. Museum: Flores. Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Maumere Bay, Manado and vicinity, Sangalakki Island, Togean and Banggai Islands, and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra
Foto 1 :Photo courtesy Okitribe
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