Violet Soldierfish
Myripristis violacea
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Holocentriformes
- Family
- Holocentridae
- Genus
- Myripristis
- Species
- Myripristis violacea
The violet soldierfish (Myripristis violacea) is a large-eyed soldierfish with silvery scales edged in dark red-violet.
It shelters in caves by day and feeds on plankton at night.
In the Philippines it is found on reefs, often in groups under ledges.