Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Reddish orange in color, each scale with white spot forming longitudinal white lines (Ref. 4201).

Common Names

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Stekelgesig-soldaat , Afrikaans , South Africa

Rough squirrelfish , English , Australia

Sawscale soldierfish , English , Easter I.

Spinyface soldier , English , South Africa

Spinyface soldier , English , Global

Yase-ebisu , Japanese , Japan

少鱗棘首鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

少鳞棘首鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Mārau hiva , Rapa Nui , Easter I.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Holocentriformes

Family: Holocentridae

Genus: Pristilepis

Species: Pristilepis oligolepis (Whitley, 1941)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Biology

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Benthopelagic in or near crevices and caves at 9-348 m (Ref. 58302). Nocturnal (Ref. 7300).

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless