Diagnostic Description
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This species is distinguished by the following characters: robust and compressed body with big eyes; lower jaw with two pairs of tooth patches just outside of gape; gill rakers on first gill arch 10-13 on upper limb, total 32-38; lateral line scales 27-29 (modally 28); axil of pectoral fins without small scales; interorbital not very narrow, width 4.5-5.65 times in head length; caudal-peduncle length 6.2-7.25 times in standard length. Colour of body silvery white, tips of soft dorsal and anal fins and caudal-fin lobes with a black spot, the leading edges of these fins white; scales rimmed with brownish red dorsally and red on sides and ventrally; black pigment of opercular membrane extending to about level of lower edge of eye; outer part of spinous dorsal fin and most of soft dorsal and anal fins red (Ref. 40493).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 11 - 12
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabit protected waters at depths greater than 25 m, often in silty reef areas than well developed coral reefs with clear water (Ref. 12419); also in rocky reefs (Ref. 9137). Their selected biotope (ring-shaped coral pockets), unlike linear crevice in a rock or coral, enables the fish to escape currents of any orientation arising from tidal and wave cumulation (Ref. 57783). A nocturnal species (Ref. 75154); tends to hide in caves or crevices during the day. Usually seen in pairs, but occasionally schools in some oceanic locations (Ref. 48635). An individual was observed hovering around a dead coral in the middle of a sandy bottom habitat (Ref. 120711).
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- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Inhabits protected waters at depths greater than 25 m, often in silty reef areas than well developed coral reefs with clear water (Ref. 12419). Tends to hide in caves or crevices during the day that capture by trawling was unexpected (Ref. 5378). Usually seen in pairs, but occasionally schools in some oceanic locations (Ref. 48635).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區，包括西印度洋、日本、新加勒多尼亞及臺灣等海域。臺灣分布於南部、澎湖及小琉球等海域。
利用
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一般以一支釣及延繩釣的方法捕獲。魚肉白，但質地較爛，煮湯時肉易散開且多溶解油質，因此適合抹鹽油煎食用。唯須注意其內臟可能累積熱帶海魚毒。而它的鱗片及棘刺尖利，需小心刺傷。在水族館中也有人看上它鮮紅的體色，將它飼養做為觀賞魚。
描述
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體呈橢圓形或卵圓形，中等側扁。頭部具黏液囊，外露骨骼多有脊紋。眼大。口端位，斜裂；下頜骨前端外側有2對頜聯合齒；頜骨、鋤骨及腭骨均有絨毛狀群齒。前鰓蓋骨後下角無強棘；鰓蓋骨及下眼眶骨均有強弱不一的硬棘。體被大型櫛鱗；側線完全，側線鱗數29-30，側線至背鰭硬棘中間點之鱗片數2.5；胸鰭腋部無小鱗片。背鰭連續，單一，硬棘部及軟條部間具深凹，具硬棘X-I，軟條14。臀鰭有硬棘
IV
，軟條12；胸鰭軟條15；尾鰭深叉形。各鱗片中央為銀粉紅色至淡黃色，周緣則為紅色，體被鱗片之色尤深；鰓裂上緣至胸鰭基部具1條深紅色帶，鰓膜後緣具黑色帶，僅延伸至眼睛下緣的水平線上或略超過；背鰭硬棘部之上半部及臀、尾鰭皆為鮮紅色，背鰭軟條部及臀、尾鰭的領頭鰭條為白色，末端各具黑色斑塊或斑駁，其他各鰭色淡。以前所記載之黑框松毬(/Myripristis
melanosticta/)為本種之同種異名。
棲地
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主要棲息於珊瑚礁或礁岩區，白天它們喜愛躲藏在洞穴中或者縫隙中，晚上才出來活動，活動範圍一般都是在水深２５公尺以下。喜愛以底棲無脊椎小動物為食，是肉食性的魚類。
Myripristis botche
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Myripristis botche, the blacktip soldierfish, splendid soldierfish, or splendid squirrelfish, is a species of soldierfish belonging to the family Holocentridae.[2]
Description
Myripristis botche can reach a length of about 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. These fishes have 11 dorsal spines and 4 anal spines. The front of head is red, while the postorbital head and the body is silvery white, with red edges of scales. Soft dorsal, anal and caudal fin show white margins and black tips. Paired fins are white.[2]
This species can be found in the aquarium trade.
Behavior
This fish likes to hide in caves or crevices during the day. It is usually seen in pairs, and occasionally in schools in some oceanic locations.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found in the Indo-West Pacific.[2]
Habitat
The Blacktip soldierfish inhabits protected waters at depths between 25 and 71 meters, usually in silty reef areas and well developed coral reefs with clear water.[2]
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Myripristis botche: Brief Summary
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Myripristis botche, the blacktip soldierfish, splendid soldierfish, or splendid squirrelfish, is a species of soldierfish belonging to the family Holocentridae.
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