Myripristis pralinia

Bigeye Soldierfish

As recorded: Myripristis pralinia Cuvier, 1829

Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.D. Randall, P. Fourmanoir, R. Grandperrin, and P. RualPierre Fourmanoir →R. Grandperrin →Johnson Randall →Richard H. Randall →P. Rual →
Date: August 14, 1971
Locality: New Caledonia; outside barrier reef off Noumea; 1 km NW of Dumbea Pass
Island: New Caledonia
Depth: 18 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

23 Bishop specimens of Myripristis pralinia · collected 1901–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 14, 1971, J.E. Randall, R.D. Randall, P. Fourmanoir, R. Grandperrin, and P. Rual also collected 24+ other specimens.

Myripristis pralinia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 46 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-25.

2026-05-25

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-10

Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia

(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-01

Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia

(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-23

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-26

Baie de Leava Futuna

(c) mokaranalain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-10

Mele, Vanuatu

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Myripristis pralinia. BPBM 11441. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37634073. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11441.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37634073 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026