Myripristis amaena

English: Brick Soldierfish (1)

As recorded: Myripristis amaena (Castelnau, 1873)

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

32 Bishop specimens of Myripristis amaena · collected 1901–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Myripristis amaena observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 73 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-01.

2026-09-01

Kapalua, HI, US

(c) Eve Weldon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11

Kapalua, HI 96761, USA

(c) Melissa Duron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01

South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF

(c) André Giraldi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-30

Hawaii, US

(c) Rielly Pape, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-05

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Myripristis amaena. BPBM 7592. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37633572. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7592.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37633572 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026