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Whitetip Soldierfish
Myripristis vittata
Myripristis vittata, or the whitetip soldierfish, is a soldierfish from the Indo-Pacific.
From the article Myripristis vittata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It grows to a size of 25 centimeters in length or about 9.8 inches. This species is usually found in small groups and sometimes forms large schools.
Range & habitat
Myripristis vittata is recorded to live in the areas of Indo-Pacific, mainly from oceanic islands, from the Mascarene Islands and Seychelles to French Polynesia, and the Hawaiian Islands. Myripristis vittata is found in marine environments within reef-associated areas. They occupy the depth range of about 3 – 80 meters, but more specifically this species stays in the depth range of about 15 – 80 meters. This species is native to a tropical environment. They are recorded to swim upside down occasionally. This species is nocturnal and it feeds on plankton.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 204998.