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Myripristis chryseres
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Myripristis
Species:	M. chryseres
Binomial name
Myripristis chryseres (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Myripristis chryseres, the yellowfin soldierfish, is a nocturnal species of soldierfish from the genus Myripristis. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, from Natal, South Africa to Samoa, Hawaii and the Tuamotu Islands, north to south Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, and south to Queensland, Australia It inhabits steep outer reef slopes and is often seen with Coelacanths at Ngazidja Island. It feeds on zooplankton and can be seen either solitary or in groups.

References

1. Williams, I. & Greenfield, D. (2016). "Myripristis chryseres". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
2. "Myripristis chryseres country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
3. "Myripristis chryseles". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-05.

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