Myripristis violacea

Myripristis violacea is a species of fish in the soldierfish family found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean[2]

Myripristis violacea

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Beryciformes
Family:
Holocentridae
Genus:
Myripristis
Species:
M.violacea
Binomial name
Myripristis violacea
Bleeker, 1851

Mypripristis violacea abides in coral - reefs in shallow, protected water of bays and lagoons. It stays in caves or crevices during daytime and searches for food at night. The known depth range for Myripristis violacea is 1-30m[3].

References
  1. Greenfield, D.; Williams, I. (2016). "Myripristis violacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67871084A67871850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67871084A67871850.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Myripristis violacea" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
  3. Bourjon, Philippe; Fricke, Ronald (2019-12-15). "First record of the lattice soldierfish, Myripristis violacea (Actinopterygii: Holocentriformes: Holocentridae), from Reunion Island (south-western Indian Ocean)". Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 49 (4): 415–420. doi:10.3750/AIEP/02694. ISSN 0137-1592.
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