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Myripristis kuntee
Pearly Soldierfish
As recorded: Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Collected by
- P. Guézé
- Date
- September 1, 1975
- Locality
- Réunion; Baie de la Possession
- Island
- RéUnion
- Depth
- 45 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1975, P. Guézé also collected 3 other specimens.
Myripristis kuntee observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 795 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21
Kavieng New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) chrisross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Rewa, FJ-CE, FJ
(c) Phil Hirst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) mimison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Pingtung, TW-TA, TW
(c) weiw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myripristis kuntee. BPBM 19644. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37633954. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19644.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37633954 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
