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Family Holocentridae

INDO-PACIFIC

Ostichthys kaianus

Toba Aquarium, Japan

DEEPWATER SOLDIERFISH

Red body with clear fins; white scales arranged laterally.  Attains 15 inches.  Inhabits caves at depths exceeding 1000 feet.   Indian Ocean islands to Japan & New Guinea.