Yellowfin Soldierfish

Scientific Name: Myripristis chryseres
Family: Squirrelfishes - Holocentridae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Red with darkish scale margins; all fins (except pectorals) bright yellow, dark brown rear margin on gill cover.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Seaward reef slopes in 30-200m, rarely to 12m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E.Africa to Hawaii and Samoa, S.W.Japan to Great Barrier Reef.