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Myripristis berndti
Jordan & Evermann
Myripristis berndti
was originally described as
Myripristis berndti
by Jordan & Evermann in 1903. It belongs to the family
Holocentridae
and subfamily
Myripristinae
. It is commonly known as Blotcheye soldierfish but has many other common names such as in Australia as Bigscale soldierfish, in USA (contiguous states) as bigscale soldierfish, in Japan as Akamatsukasa, in Philippines as Baga-baga, in South Africa as Bigscale soldier, in South Africa as Bigscale soldier.
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It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Costa Rica, north to Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands and Midway Atoll, south to Western Australia at 22°S, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands, and Rapa.
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berndti
AuthorWI
Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.]
AuthorNI
Jordan & Evermann
Qualification
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Year
1903
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Holocentriformes
Holocentriformes
Family
Holocentridae
Subfamily
Myripristinae
Myripristinae
Genus
Myripristis
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Holocentriformes
Family
Holocentridae
Subfamily
Myripristinae
Genus
Myripristis
Original Name
Myripristis
Taxon Name
berndti
Original Combination
Myripristis berndti
Original Genus
Myripristis
Original Genus Species
Myripristis berndti
OriginalSubGenus
Myripristis
Original Author
Jordan & Evermann
Original AuthorWI
Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1903
Original Family
Holocentridae
Original SubFamily
Myripristinae
Original Level
species
Type Locality
Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands.
Types
Paratypes: AMNH 2282 (1); ANSP 24212 (1); BPBM [not 16818] (1); CAS 1489 (1, wrong fish), 17724 [ex IU 10357] (1); IU 9801 (1, not found at CAS); FMNH 3947 (1); MCZ 28890 (1); CAS-SU 7451 (1); USNM 125645 [USFC 2701] (1), 50628 (1).
Type Catalogue
Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:63 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:113 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:48 [ref. 12367].
Primary Code
Holotype
Primary Type
USNM 50627
Journal
Bull. U. S. Fish Comm.
Citation
v. 22 [1902]
Page
170
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Current Genus Species
Myripristis berndti
Current Species
berndti
Current Genus
Myripristis
Current AuthorWI
Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.]
Current AuthorNI
Jordan & Evermann
Current Year
1903
Current Family
Holocentridae
Current Subfamily
Myripristinae
Myripristinae
Habitat
reef-associated
Water
Salt water
Habitat Notes
Bigscale soldier.
Attains 30 cm.
Inhabits caves and hides under ledges of subtidal reef flats, channels and margins to outer reef slopes. Occurs in loose aggregations. Feeds mainly on plankton such as crab larvae. Almost always caught at night . Mark
Depth Range
From 1 to 50 meters.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Costa Rica, north to Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands and Midway Atoll, south to Western Australia at 22°S, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands, and Rapa.
Current Summary
Valid as
Myripristis berndti
Jordan & Evermann 1903. Holocentridae: Myripristinae.
Name History
• Valid as
Myripristis berndti
Jordan & Evermann 1903 -- (Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:114 [ref. 6441], Randall & Heemstra 1986:423 [ref. 5707], Paxton et al. 1989:377 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:16 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:61 [ref. 15987], Chen et al. 1990:252 [ref. 16678], Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Francis & Randall 1993:130 [ref. 20996], Allen & Robertson 1994:94 [ref. 22193], Schneider & Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:1184 [ref. 22829], Randall & Yamakawa 1996:217 [ref. 22430], Kotlyar 1996:87 [ref. 23292], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:188 [ref. 27969], Randall & Greenfield 1996:22 [ref. 22543], Allen 1997:68 [ref. 23977], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:212 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:277 [ref. 24023], Randall et al. 1997:61 [ref. 25919], Kotlyar 1998:206 [ref. 24674], Myers 1999:80 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:127 [ref. 24106], Randall & Greenfield 1999:2238 [ref. 24790], Johnson 1999:725 [ref. 25471], Randall 1999:9 [ref. 25829], Nakabo 2000:498 [ref. 25086], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:602 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:140 [ref. 25191], Thomson et al. 2000:59 [ref. 25640], Randall & Earle 2000:9 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:96 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:25 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:498 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:26 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2003:405 [ref. 26954], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S101 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:616 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:29 [ref. 27510], Lobel & Lobel 2004:69 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27624], Nelson et al. 2004:110 [ref. 27807], Heemstra 2004:3337 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:135 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:87 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:306 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:777 [ref. 29066], Randall 2007:147 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:33 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:83 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:372 [ref. 31242], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Allen & Erdmann 2012:168 [ref. 31980], Page et al. 2013:112 [ref. 32708], Fricke et al. 2013:252 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:72 [ref. 32988] dated 1905).
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adusta
Myripristis adusta
Bleeker [P.] 1853
Valid
adustus
Myripristis adustus
Bleeker [P.] 1853
Synonym
amaena
Myripristis amaena
(Castelnau [F. L. de] 1873)
Valid
amaenus
Myripristis amaenus
(Castelnau [F. L. de] 1873)
Spelling
amaenus tiki
Myripristis amaenus tiki
Greenfield [D. W.] 1966
Not available
archiepiscopus
Myripristis archiepiscopus
Valenciennes [A.] 1862
Synonym
argyromus
Myripristis argyromus
Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903
Synonym
astakhovi
Myripristis astakhovi
Kotlyar [A. N.] 1997
Valid
aulacodes
Myripristis aulacodes
Randall [J. E.] & Greenfield [D. W.] 1996
Valid
australis
Myripristis australis
(Castelnau [F. L. de] 1875)
Synonym
axillaris
Myripristis axillaris
Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831
Synonym
bleekeri
Myripristis bleekeri
Günther [A.] (ex Bleeker) 1859
Synonym
borbonicus
Myripristis borbonicus
Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831
Synonym
botche
Myripristis botche
Cuvier [G.] 1829
Valid
bowditchae
Myripristis bowditchae
Woods [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1953
Synonym
carneus
Myripristis carneus
Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886
Synonym
chryseres
Myripristis chryseres
Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903
Valid
chryseus
Myripristis chryseus
(Cope [E. D.] 1871)
Synonym
clarionensis
Myripristis clarionensis
Gilbert [C. H.] 1897
Valid
earlei
Myripristis earlei
Randall [J. E.], Allen [G. R.] & Robertson [D. R.] 2003
Valid
formosa
Myripristis formosa
Randall [J. E.] & Greenfield [D. W.] 1996
Valid
gildi
Myripristis gildi
Greenfield [D. W.] 1965
Valid
greenfieldi
Myripristis greenfieldi
Randall [J. E.] & Yamakawa [T.] 1996
Valid
guezei
Myripristis (Holotrachys) guezei
Postel [E.] 1962
Synonym
guezei
Myripristis guezei
Postel [E.] 1962
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