East Indian Soldierfish

Scientific Name: Myripristis trachyacron
Family: Squirrelfishes - Holocentridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: Shades of red; reddish fins with narrow white margins, blackish tips on rear lobes of dorsal, anal and tail fins, only slight dusky margin on gill cover.
Hide-out: Outer reef slopes in 3-50m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Is.

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