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Doubletooth soldierfish
Myripristis hexagona
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Doubletooth soldierfish
- Scientific
- Myripristis hexagona
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A red soldierfish reaching about 30 cm, living in turbid bays and lagoons. It hides in caves by day and feeds on zooplankton at night.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Myripristis-hexagona.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Doubletooth_soldierfish_(Myripristis_hexagona)_(42054102771
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.