Shadowfin Soldierfish, Myripristis adusta Bleeker 1853
Other Names: Blackfin Soldierfish, One-spot Squirrelfish
A Shadowfin Soldierfish, Myripristis adusta, swimmoing upside-down in False Entrance, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, November 2006. Source: Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale pink soldierfish with distinct dark scale margins, a broad dark margin on the dorsal, anal and caudal fins, and a black blotch on the rear of the gill cover and on the pectoral-fin base. This is the largest soldierfish species.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Myripristis adusta in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1403
Shadowfin Soldierfish, Myripristis adusta Bleeker 1853
More Info
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Distribution |
Dampier Archipelago and offshore reefs of north Western Australia, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland; also Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific, from East Africa to the Line and Tuamoto islands, and north to southern Japan. Inhabits coral-rich areas on drop-offs and channel slopes on coastal and offshore reefs at depths to about 30 m. The Shadowfin Soldierfish is nocturnal and shelters in caves and beneath ledges during the day. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X + I,14-16; Anal fin IV, 12-14; Pectoral fin 15-17; Gill rakers 35-40; Lateral-line scales 27-29; Scale rows above lateral line 2. Body depth 2.0-2.5 in SL; large scales in pectoral-fin axil 1-2 (small scales absent). |
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Feeding |
A nocturnal planktivore. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin adustus (= dark). |
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Species Citation |
Myripristis adustus Bleeker 1853, Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 108. Type locality: Ambon, Indonesia (as Amboina). |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Shadowfin Soldierfish, Myripristis adusta Bleeker 1853
References
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Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
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Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21
Bleeker, P. 1853. Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 91-130
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Randall, J.E. & Greenfield, D.W. 1999. Family Holocentridae. pp. 2225-2256 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.
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