Myripristis violacea | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Myripristis violacea
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Holocentriformes
  • Family » Holocentridae
  • Genus » Myripristis
  • Species » violacea
  • Myripristis violacea
    (Lattice soldierfish)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m . Tropical; 30°N - 30°S, 31°E - 134°W

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

    Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Distinctive combination consisting of a silvery-violet sheen, orange tips on the fins, and a dark orange-red opercular bar.
    Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: compressed.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental] [Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur] [Sasa, Davao City, Davao del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   [FDP_GOVG_2202_010A] [MIN_1908_STAC_001A] [FDP_IGCS_2111_011A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:04 March 2015 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524504
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Nov. 28, 2024, 12:33 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GATATCGGCACCCTCTACTTAGTATTTGGCGCCTGAGCCGGGATGGTCGGCACCGCTCTAAGCCTTCTCATTCGAGCTGAGCTTAGCCAACCCGGAGCACTTCTGGGCGACGACCAGATTTATAACGTAATCGTTACGGCACACGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATCATGATCGGAGGTTTCGGAAACTGACTTATTCCCCTAATGATCGGCGCCCCCGACATGGCATTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTACTCCCTCCTTCCTTCCTACTCCTCCTGGCCTCATCAGGGGTAGAAGCCGGAGCCGGAACAGGATGAACTGTATACCCGCCTCTAGCAGGAAACCTAGCCCACGCAGGGGCTTCCGTTGATCTCACCATCTTCTCACTTCACCTAGCAGGTATCTCCTCAATTCTAGGGGCTATCAACTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATAAAACCTCCAGCCATCTCTCAATACCAAACACCTCTGTTTGTTTGAGCTGTTCTAATTACGGCTGTCCTTCTTCTCCTATCCCTCCCTGTCCTTGCTGCTGGCATCACTATGCTTCTAACTGACCGAAACCTAAACACTACCTTCTTCGACCCAGCTGGAGGTGGAGACCCAATCCTTTACCAACACCTGTTCTGATTCTTC

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