Myripristis kochiensis

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Myripristis kochiensis
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M.kochiensis
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Myripristis kochiensis

Myripristis kochiensis is a species of fish in the soldierfish family found in the Northwest Pacific [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Myripristis kochiensis" in FishBase . February 2007 version.