Myripristis

Myripristis Temporal range: Middle Miocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Pinecone soldierfish (M. murdjan)
Scarlet soldierfish (M. pralinia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Subfamily:	Myripristinae
Genus:	Myripristis G. Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms [1]
Myriopristis(misspelling) Myripristes(misspelling) NeomyripristisCastelnau, 1873

Myripristis (Soldierfish) Baker Island NWR

Myripristis is a genus of soldierfishes.

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: ^[2]

• Myripristis adusta Bleeker, 1853 (Shadowfin soldierfish)
• Myripristis amaena (Castelnau, 1873) (Brick soldierfish)
• Myripristis astakhovi Kotlyar, 1997
• Myripristis aulacodes J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 1996
• Myripristis berndti D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Blotcheye soldierfish)
• Myripristis botche G. Cuvier, 1829 (Blacktip soldierfish)
• Myripristis chryseres D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Yellowfin soldierfish)
• Myripristis clarionensis C. H. Gilbert, 1897 (Yellow soldierfish)
• Myripristis earlei J. E. Randall, G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 2003 (Earle's soldierfish)
• Myripristis formosa J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 1996
• Myripristis gildi D. W. Greenfield, 1965 (Clipperton cardinal soldierfish)
• Myripristis greenfieldi J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 1996
• Myripristis hexagona (Lacépède, 1802) (Doubletooth soldierfish)
• Myripristis jacobus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Blackbar soldierfish)
• Myripristis kochiensis J. E. Randall & Yamakawa, 1996
• Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831 (Shoulderbar soldierfish)
• Myripristis leiognathus Valenciennes, 1846 (Panamic soldierfish)
• Myripristis murdjan (Forsskål, 1775) (Pinecone soldierfish)
• Myripristis pralinia G. Cuvier, 1829 (Scarlet soldierfish)
• Myripristis randalli D. W. Greenfield, 1974
• Myripristis robusta J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 1996
• Myripristis seychellensis G. Cuvier, 1829 (Seychelles soldier)
• Myripristis tiki D. W. Greenfield, 1974 (Tiki soldierfish)
• Myripristis trachyacron Bleeker, 1863
• Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851 (Lattice soldierfish)
• Myripristis vittata Valenciennes, 1831 (Whitetip soldierfish)
• Myripristis woodsi D. W. Greenfield, 1974 (Whitespot soldierfish)
• Myripristis xanthacra J. E. Randall & Guézé, 1981 (Yellowtip soldierfish)

The following fossil species are also known:

• † Myripristis schaubi Casier, 1954 (Miocene of Indonesia) ^[3]
• † Myripristis sorbinii Bannikov, 1987 (Middle Miocene of Azerbaijan) ^[3]

References

1. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (2021). "Myripristis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 3 October 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Myripristis". FishBase . October 2012 version.
3. Bannikov, A. F. (1987). "First discovery of holocentrid fishes (Beryciformes) in the Miocene of the Caucasus". Paleontological Journal. 21 (1): 96–104.

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