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Myripristis violacea in life
In life — Violet Soldierfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
BPBM 7042Ichthyology

Myripristis violacea

Violet Soldierfish

As recorded: Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851

Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and A.A. ZychJohnson Randall →A.A. Zych →
Date
August 30, 1968
Locality
Minami Tori Shima; N end; surge channel
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
34 Bishop specimens of Myripristis violacea · collected 1901–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 30, 1968, J.E. Randall and A.A. Zych also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Myripristis violacea. BPBM 7042. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37634144. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7042.

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