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Diagnostic Description

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Deep orange with white-tipped dorsal fin spines and dusky caudal fin tips. Small rare species, but easily mistaken for Myripristis vittata (Ref. 48635).Description: Characterized by posterior lobes of dorsal, anal and caudal fins having blackish blotch; axil of pectoral fins without small scales; very broad interorbital, 3.1-3.6 in head length; depth of body 2.3-2.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 11 - 13
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Biology

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Swims in small aggregations in current prone channels, at moderate depths (Ref. 48635). Poorly known species on outer reef slopes in 3-50 m (Ref 90102).
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Myripristis trachyacron

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Myripristis trachyacron, the East Indian soldierfish, is a small, rare, poorly-understood species of soldierfish belonging to the genus Myripristis. It can be found in the Western Pacific Ocean in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[2] It swims in small aggregations in current prone channels, at moderate slopes. It inhabits outer reef slopes. This species is easily mistaken for Myripristis vittata.[3]

References

  1. ^ Moore, J. A.; Chao N. L.; McEachran, J. & Williams, J. (2010). "Myripristis tracyacron". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Myripristis trachyacron country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. ^ "Myripristis trachyacron". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
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Myripristis trachyacron: Brief Summary

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Myripristis trachyacron, the East Indian soldierfish, is a small, rare, poorly-understood species of soldierfish belonging to the genus Myripristis. It can be found in the Western Pacific Ocean in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It swims in small aggregations in current prone channels, at moderate slopes. It inhabits outer reef slopes. This species is easily mistaken for Myripristis vittata.

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