Blacktip Soldierfish
Myripristis botche
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 25–71 m
- Max size: 30 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Big eyed and red, this soldierfish keeps to the shade of caves and crevices in silty reef areas by day, usually paired up but sometimes schooling at oceanic sites. It favours protected water deeper than twenty five metres and reaches about thirty centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Holocentriformes › Holocentridae › Myripristis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 217922.
FAQ
- How deep does the Blacktip Soldierfish live?
- The Blacktip Soldierfish (Myripristis botche) is typically found at 25–71 m.
- Is the Blacktip Soldierfish dangerous to divers?
- The Blacktip Soldierfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Blacktip Soldierfish get?
- The Blacktip Soldierfish grows to about 30 cm.