Taxa Details

Myripristis Cuvier, 1829

John L. Earle Friday, July 29, 2005 New Village Wall [Kiribati (Country)]

Robert K. Whitton Sunday, June 29, 2014 Outer Mooring [Federated States of Micronesia]

Richard Coleman Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Mabini [Philippines]
Cuvier 1829 described Myripristis on page 150 in the 1829 book section, "Le Règne Animal distribué d’après son organisation, pour servir de base à l’histoire naturelle des animaux et d’introduction à l’anatomie comparée", originally placing the genus in the .

Other Authors using this species concept:

In Kner, R. & F. Steindachner. 1867 Journal Article Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren J. Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg 356-395, Pl. 1-5 as Myripristis
In Bleeker, Pieter. 1852 Journal Article Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Moluksche Eilanden. Visschen van Amboina en Ceram 229-309 as Myripristis
In Greenfield, David W. 1974 Journal Article A revision of the squirrelfish genus Myripristis Cuvier (Pisces: Holocentridae) 1-54 as Myripristis
In Schultz, Leonard P., Earl S. Herald, Ernest A. Lachner, Arthur D. Welander & Loren P. Woods. 1953 Edited Volume Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Volume 1. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae i-xxxii, 1-685, pls. 1-74 as Myripristis
In Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1859 Book Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae i-xxxi, 1-524 as Myripristis
In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Myripristinae Myripristis
In Randall, John E. & David W. Greenfield. 1996 Journal Article Revision of the Indo-Pacific holocentrid fishes of the genus Myripristis, with descriptions of three new species 1-61 as Myripristis
In Bleeker, Pieter. 1851 Journal Article Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden 225-261 as Myripristis
In Randall, John E. & Takeshi Yamakawa. 1996 Journal Article Two new soldierfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Myripristis) from Japan 211-222 as Myripristis
In Postel, E. 1962 Journal Article Myripristis (Holotrachys) guezei poisson téléostéen nouveau de l’Ile de la Réunion 158-162 as Myripristis
In Valenciennes, A. 1846 Book Section Table + Ichthyology pls. 1-10 as Myripristis
In Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1859 Book Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae i-xxxi, 1-524 as Myripristis
Page 170 In Jordan, David S. & Barton W. Evermann. 1903 Journal Article Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands 161-208 as Holocentridae Myripristis
In Seale, A. 1910 Journal Article New species of Philippine fishes 491-543, Pl. 1-13 as Myripristis
In Greenfield, David W. 1965 Journal Article Systematics and zoogeography of Myripristis in the eastern tropical Pacific 229-247 as Myripristis
In Herre, Albert W. C. T. 1935 Journal Article New fishes obtained by the Crane Pacific expedition 383-438 as Myripristis
In Steindachner, F. 1861 Journal Article Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. [I.] [With subtitles I-VII] 71-80 as Myripristis
In Jordan, David S. & Barton W. Evermann. 1896 Journal Article The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part I i-lx, 1-1240 as Myripristis
In Greenfield, David W. 1966 Journal Article Systematics and zoogeography of Myripristis Cuvier (Pisces: Holocentridae) 2185 as Myripristis
Page 150 In Cuvier, Georges. 1829 Book Section Le Règne Animal distribué d’après son organisation, pour servir de base à l’histoire naturelle des animaux et d’introduction à l’anatomie comparée i-xviii, 1-532 as Myripristis
In Bleeker, Pieter. 1875-1878 Book Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandais. Tome IX. Toxotoidei, Pempheridoidei, Chaetodontoidei, Nandoidei, etc 1-80, Pl. 355-360, 363-420 as Myripristis
In Randall, John E. & Paul Guézé. 1981 Journal Article The holocentrid fishes of the genus Myripristis of the Red Sea, with clarification of the murdjan and hexagonus complexes 1-16 as Myripristis
In Cuvier, Georges & A. Valenciennes. 1829 Book Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes i-xxviii, [1-2], 1-500, pls. 41-71 as Myripristis
In Castelnau, Francis L. 1875 Book Researches on the fishes of Australia. Philadelphia Centennial Expedition of 1876. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays, 1875-6 1-52 as Myripristes
In Troschel, F. H. 1866 Journal Article Ein Beitrag zur ichthyologischen Fauna der Inseln des Grünen Vorgebirges 190-239, Pl. 5 as Myripristis
In Bleeker, Pieter. 1853 Journal Article Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina 91-130 as Myripristis
In Cuvier, Georges & A. Valenciennes. 1831 Book Livre septième. Des squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes i-xxix, 1-531, pls. 170-208 as Myripristis
In Randall, John E. 2007 Book Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands i-xiv,1-546 as Myripristinae Myripristis
In Ramsay, E. P. & J. D. Ogilby. 1886 Journal Article Descriptions of two new species 474-475 as Myripristis
In Montrouzier, X. 1857 Journal Article Essai sur le faune de l’île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie 417-504 as Myripristes
In Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1880 Journal Article Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S. “Challenger” in the years 1873--1876 1-82, pls. 1-32 as Myripristis
In Eschmeyer, William N. 1998 Edited Volume Volume 3 1821-2905 as Holocentridae Myripristis
In Poey, F. 1858-1861 Book Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés 1-442, pls. 1-19 as Myriopristis
In Jenkins, O. P. 1903 Journal Article Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species 415-511, pls. 1-4 as Myripristis
In Bleeker, Pieter. 1863 Journal Article Onzième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l’île de Ternate 228-238 as Myripristis
In Randall, John E., Gerald R. Allen & D. Ross Robertson. 2003 Journal Article Myripristis earlei, a new soldierfish (Beryciformes: Holocentridae) from the Marquesas and Phoenix Islands 405-410 as Myripristis
In Gilbert, Charles H. 1897 Journal Article Descriptions of twenty-two new species of fishes collected by the steamer Albatross, of the United States Fish Commission 437-457, Pl. 49-55 as Myripristis
In Bleeker, Pieter. 1863 Journal Article Treizième mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique de l’île d’Amboine 19-29 as Myripristis
In Swainson, William. 1839 Book The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals i-vi, 1-448 as Holocentrum Myripristis
In Kotlyar, A. N. A. 1997 Journal Article Myripristis astakhove - a new species of the family Holocentridae from the Vietnam waters 844-846 as Myripristis
In Bleeker, Pieter. 1872 Journal Article Révision des espèces indo-archipélagiques du genre Myripristis 178-197 as Myripristis
In Valenciennes, A. 1862 Journal Article Description de quelques espèces nouvelles de poissons envoyées de Bourbon par M. Morel, directeur du Muséum d’Histoire naturelle de cette île 1165-1170, 1201-1207 as Myripristis
In Seale, A. 1906 Journal Article Fishes of the South Pacific 1-89, pl. 1 as Myripristis
In Seale, A. 1906 Journal Article Fishes of the South Pacific 1-89, pl. 1 as Myripristis
In Steindachner, F. 1893 Journal Article Ichthyologische Beiträge (XVI) 150-152 as Myripristis
In Mundy, Bruce C. 2005 Book Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago 1-704 as Holocentridae Myripristis
In Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1874 Book Band I, Heft. III 58-96, pls. 40-60 as Myripristes
In Gill, T. N. 1863 Journal Article Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California, in the Smithsonian Institution, collected by Mr. J. Xantus. Part IV 80-88 as Myriopristis
In Kosaki, Randall K., Robert K. Whitton, Richard L. Pyle & John L. Earle. In Prep. Manuscript Annotated Checklist of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 368 In Randall, John E., John L. Earle, Richard L. Pyle, James D. Parrish & Therese Hayes. 1993 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 356-400 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 58 In Coles, Steven L., Ralph C. DeFelice & Duane Minton. 2001 Journal Article Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000. Report to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Honolulu 1-59 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 36 In Randall, John E., Phillip S. Lobel & Edith H. Chave. 1985 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Johnston Island 24-80 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 118 In Randall, John E., Robert F. Myers, Michael N. Trevor, Jeanette L. Johnson, Scott R. Johnson, Satoshi Yoshii & Brian D. Greene. 2005 Journal Article Ninety-one new records of fishes from the Marshall Islands 115-132 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 159 In Francis, Malcom P. 1993 Journal Article Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Island, southwest Pacific Ocean 136-170 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 140,44 In Randall, John E. & Alfredo Cea-Egaña. 2011 Book Shore Fishes of Easter Island i-x,1-164 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 138 In Severns, Michael & Pauline Fiene-Severns. 1993 Book Molokini Island - Hawaii’s premier marine preserve 1-144 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 24 In Mundy, Bruce C., Richard C. Wass, E. E. DeMartini, Jr., Brian D. Greene, Brian Zgliczynski, Robert E. Schroeder & Craig Musberger. 2010 Journal Article Inshore Fishes of Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef 1-131 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 79 In Myers, Robert F. 1999 Book Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 294 In Randall, John E. & Helen A. Randall. 1987 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Enewetak Atoll and other Marshall Islands. Chapter 27 289-324, 3 pls. as Holocentridae Myripristis
In Irving, R. A., J. Jamieson & John E. Randall. 1995 Book Section Initial checklist of fishes from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group 329-338 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 285 In Hoover, John P. 2008 Book The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes: Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals 388 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 523 In Snyder, John O. 1904 Journal Article A catalogue of the shore fishes collected by the steamer Albatross about the Hawaiian Islands in 1902 513-538, pls. 1-13 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 138 In Randall, John E. & G. Keoki Stender. 2002 Journal Article The nibbler Girella leonina and the soldierfish Myripristis murdjan from Midway Atoll, first records for the Hawaiian Islands 137-141 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 134 In Okamoto, H. & B. Kanenaka. 1984 Book Section Preliminary report on the nearshore fishery resource assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1977-82 123-143 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 10 In Fowler, Henry W. & Stanley C. Ball. 1925 Journal Article Fishes of Hawaii, Johnston Island, and Wake Island 1-31 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 492 In Steindachner, F. 1900 Journal Article Fische aus dem Stillen Ocean. Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific (Schauinsland, 1896-97) 483-521, pls. 1-6 as Berycidae Myripristis
Page 221 In Moffitt, Robert B. 1980 Book Section A preliminary report on bottomfishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 216-225 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 41 In Uchida, R. N. & J. H. Uchiyama. 1986 Edited Volume Fishery atlas of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 1-142 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 229 In Randall, John E., John L. Earle, Therese Hayes, Corydon Pittman, Michael Severns & R. J. F. Smith. 1993 Journal Article Eleven new records and validations of shore fishes from the Hawaiian Islands 222-239 as Holocentridae Myripristis
In Chave, Edith H. & Bruce C. Mundy. 1994 Journal Article Deep-sea benthic fish of the Hawaiian Archipelago, Cross Seamount, and Johnston Atoll 367-409 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 149 In Jordan, David S. & Barton W. Evermann. 1905 Edited Volume Part I.---The shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands, with a general account of the fish fauna i-xxviii, 1-574, pls. 1-65, pls. 1-73 (color) as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 1 In Allen, Gerald R. 2005 Report Reef Fishes of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Final Report prepared for the Pohnpei Rapid Ecological Assessment. Conservation Society of Pohnpei. Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. 19 as Holocentridae Myripristis
In Randall, John E. & John L. Earle. 2000 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the shore fishes of the Marquesas Islands 1-39 as Holocentridae Myripristis
In Randall, John E., Hitoshi Ida, Kenji Kato, Richard L. Pyle & John L. Earle. 1997 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands 1-74, pls. 1-19 (color) as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 653 In Jordan, David S., Barton W. Evermann & Shigeho Tanaka. 1927 Journal Article Notes on new or rare fishes from Hawaii 649-680, pls. 22-24 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 822 In Allen, Gerald R. & D. Ross Robertson. 1997 Journal Article An annotated checklist of the fishes of Clipperton Atoll, tropical eastern Pacific. 813-843 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 69 In Lobel, Phillip S. & Lisa K. Lobel. 2004 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Wake Atoll 65-90 as Holocentridae Myripristis
Page 137 In Brunnschweiler, Juerg M. & John L. Earle. 2006 Journal Article A contribution to marine life conservation efforts in the South Pacific: The Shark Reef Marine Reserve, Fiji 133-139 as Holocentridae Myripristis

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Superphylum	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Craniata
Superclass	Gnathostomata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Beryciformes
Suborder	Holocentroidei
Family	Holocentridae
Subfamily	Myripristinae
Genus	Myripristis

Locations

Evidence

2 VideoRecordings
13 StillImages
13 Observations
26 Specimens
2-30m

Associated Organisms

Taxa	Identified As	Location	Evidence Type	Event Date	Observers/Collectors	Determiners	Min Depth	Max Depth
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	New Village Wall	Video Recording	07/28/2005	John L. Earle	Robert K. Whitton	15m	15m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Devil's Point	Observation	12/04/2013	Luiz. A. Rocha	Luiz. A. Rocha	14m	14m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Mabini	Still Image	12/17/2013	Robert K. Whitton	Luiz. A. Rocha	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Northwest outer reef	Observation	07/02/2014	Robert K. Whitton	Richard L. Pyle	5m	8m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Bungalow #2	Still Image	07/02/2014	Richard L. Pyle	Richard L. Pyle	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Bungalow #2	Still Image	07/02/2014	Richard L. Pyle	Richard L. Pyle	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Northwest outer reef	Observation	07/02/2014	Robert K. Whitton	Richard L. Pyle	5m	10m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	just south of Palakir Pass	Observation	07/07/2014	Josh Copus	Robert K. Whitton	6m	6m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Bungalow #2	Still Image	07/07/2014	Richard L. Pyle	Robert K. Whitton	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Pohnpei Island	Observation	07/11/2014	David F. Pence	Josh Copus	2m	30m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Bungalow #2	Still Image	07/11/2014	Richard L. Pyle	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Deep Cave off W end	Observation	07/12/2014	Garrett Johnson	Josh Copus	9m	12m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Bungalow #2	Still Image	07/12/2014	Josh Copus	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Kure Atoll (Ocean Island)	Observation	09/16/2015	Morgan Winston	Josh Copus	21m	23m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Morgan Winston	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Morgan Winston	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Kure Atoll (Ocean Island)	Observation	09/16/2015	Morgan Winston	Josh Copus	12m	15m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Kure Atoll (Ocean Island)	Observation	09/17/2015	Mark Royer	Josh Copus	2m	5m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Morgan Winston	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Morgan Winston	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Kure Atoll (Ocean Island)	Observation	09/17/2015	Mark Royer	Josh Copus	2m	5m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Kure Atoll (Ocean Island)	Observation	09/17/2015	Mark Royer	Josh Copus	2m	5m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Morgan Winston	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Kure Atoll (Ocean Island)	Observation	09/21/2015	Kelly Williams	Josh Copus	12m	17m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Kure Atoll (Ocean Island)	Observation	09/21/2015	Kelly Williams	Josh Copus	12m	17m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristis	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Josh Copus	m	m
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829	Myripristes	Outer Mooring	Video Recording	06/29/2014		Richard Coleman	27m	27m

Names linked to the original usage
Holocentrum (Myripristis) Cuvier, 1829 Subgenus
Myriopristis Cuvier, 1829 Genus
Myripristes Cuvier, 1829 Genus
Myripristis Cuvier, 1829 Genus
Archaeomyripristis Greenfield, 1974 Genus
Myripristis (Archaeomyripristis) Greenfield, 1974 Subgenus
Rhamphoberyx Gill, 1863 Genus
Neomyripristis Castelnau, 1873 Genus
Rhynchichthys Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831 Genus
Rhinoberyx Gill, 1862 Genus