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Myripristis chryseres
Yellowfin Soldierfish
As recorded: Myripristis chryseres Jordan & Evermann, 1903
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Date
- September 15, 1986
- Locality
- Mehetia Island; outside reef
- Island
- Mehetia Island
- Depth
- 175 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1986, Frank Reveil (local fisherman), via Louise Wrobel also collected 2 other specimens.
Myripristis chryseres observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-19.
2026-08-19
Unknown7, JP-SZ, JP
(c) Jodie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-24
Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-19
(c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-27
Wailea-Makena, HI, USA
(c) Justin Warner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-15
Au Au, Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2019-04-19
Shadow Reef dive site
(c) Matthew Bokach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Myripristis chryseres. BPBM 31665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37633125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31665.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37633125 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026