Family : Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) , subfamily: Myripristinae
Order : Beryciformes  (sawbellies)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Doubletooth soldierfish
Fish Name : Myripristis hexagona
Max size : 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5213)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range - 40 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Palau in Micronesia (Ref. 1602). It has not been found on low islands or atolls of the Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 4-4; Anal soft rays: 12-13. Body light red to yellowish; fins red, leading edges of soft dorsal, anal, caudal and pelvic fins white (Ref. 4201).
Biology : A nocturnal fish hiding in caves or beneath ledges by day, feeding on plankton such as crab larvae at night. Found in loose aggregations in caves, sometimes with other soldierfish (Ref. 9710)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Randall, John E.
Main Ref : Randall, J.E. and D.W. Greenfield. 1996. (Ref. 12419)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses