DOUBLETOOTH SOLDIERFISH

Myripristis hexagona

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- Chordates +
  - Ray-finned fishes +
    - Beryciformes +
      - Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes +
        
        Myripristis +
        
        Doubletooth soldierfish
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A nocturnal fish hiding in caves or beneath ledges by day, feeding on plankton such as crab larvae at night. Found in loose aggregations in caves, sometimes with other soldierfish (Ref. 9710).

	Prognichthys sealei Abe, 1955 Sailor flyingfish
	Urotrygon munda Gill, 1863 Munda round ray
	Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766) Fourbeard rockling
	Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 Killdeer Plover
	Pyramica pulchella (Emery, 1895)

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