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Updated 4/9/2020

Family Holocentridae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Myripristis violacea



Savusavu, Fiji

Yap

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 40 feet

LATTICE SOLDIERFISH

Common hiding among large corals in shallow water.  Purplish with dark scale edges and red fin rays.  Attains 14 inches.  East Africa to Okinawa and the Austral Islands, excluding Hawaii.