Animalia > Chordata > Beryciformes > Holocentridae

Holocentridae (soldierfishes and squirrelfishes)

Synonyms: Myripristidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Holocentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, belonging to the order Beryciformes with the members of the subfamily Holocentrinae typically known as squirrelfish, while the members of Myripristinae typically are known as soldierfish. In Hawaii, they are known as menpachi.
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Genus

Beloholocentrus (1)
Berybolcensis (1)
Caproberyx (3)
Corniger (Soldierfish) (1)
Eoholocentrum (1)
Holocentridarum (2)
Holocentrus (4)
Myripristis (38)
Naupygus (1)
Neoniphon (Squirrelfish) (9)
Ostichthys (Soldierfish) (19)
Paraberyx (1)
Pelotius (1)
Plectrypops (Soldierfish) (2)
Pristilepis (1)
Sargocentron (Squirrelfish) (36)
Stintonia (1)
Tenuicentrum (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0