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Myripristis berndti Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Blotcheye soldierfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Bigscale soldier, Grootskub-soldaat
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Natal.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Holocentriformes (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Myripristis: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Jordan & Evermann.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 159 m (Ref. 90102), usually 3 - 15 m (Ref. 4201).   Tropical; 32°N - 32°S

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