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Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Distinctive combination consisting of a silvery-violet sheen, orange tips on the fins, and a dark orange-red opercular bar.

Common Names

  • Ruitjies-soldaat , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Babakal , Bajo , Indonesia
  • Mweliutemush , Carolinian , Micronesia
  • Australian squirrel-fish , English , Australia
  • Lattice soldier , English , South Africa
  • Lattice soldierfish , English , Australia
  • Orangefin soldierfish , English , Guam
  • Scarlet soldierfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Small-eyed squirrelfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Violet soldierfish , English , Global
  • Violet soldierfish , English , Maldives
  • Violet soldierfish , English , Micronesia
  • Violet soldierfish , English , Australia
  • Violet soldierfish , English , Indonesia
  • Violet squirrelfish , English , Australia
  • Corocoro , Fijian , Fiji
  • Marignan violacé , French , Maldives
  • Marignan violacé , French , France
  • Soldat violacé , French , France
  • Veilchen-Soldatenfisch , German , Maldives
  • Seguro-matsukasa , Japanese , Maldives
  • Vailet dhanbodu , Maldivian , Maldives
  • 短吻鋸鱗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 短吻锯鳞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 紫松毬 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 紫松球 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 紫紅鋸鱗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 紫红锯鳞鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Mon , Marshallese , Marshall Is.
  • Mbula , Palo , Indonesia
  • Malau-tuauli , Samoan , Samoa
  • Baga-baga , Tagalog , Philippines
  • 'I'ihi , Tahitian , Tahiti
  • Talatala , Tokelauan , Tokelau

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Holocentriformes

    Family: Holocentridae

    Genus: Myripristis

    Species: Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Biology

    Occurs in lagoons, channels, and semi-protected seaward reefs rich in corals. Relatively common near arborescent Acropora or layered Porites rus corals. Feeds on plankton such as crab larvae. Marketed fresh (Ref. 3418).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless