Myripristis kuntee

Pearly Soldierfish

As recorded: Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and J.P. McVeyJ.P. McVey →Johnson Randall →
Date: October 29, 1968
Locality: Fanning Island; coral reef near center of lagoon
Island: Fanning Island
Depth: 7 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Myripristis kuntee · collected 1902–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 29, 1968, J.E. Randall and J.P. McVey also collected 21 other specimens.

Myripristis kuntee observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. 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 7591. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37633746. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7591.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37633746 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026