Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes
Subfamily: Myripristinae
Genus: Ostichthys

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Ostichthys acanthorhinus
[Spinesnout squirrelfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Ostichthys archiepiscopus
[Longsnout soldier]

No picture found
Western Central Pacific

Ostichthys brachygnathus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Ostichthys delta
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Ostichthys hypsipterygion
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Ostichthys japonicus
[Japanese soldierfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Ostichthys kaianus
[Kai soldierfish]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 21.1 cm SL

Ostichthys ovaloculus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Ostichthys sandix
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Ostichthys sheni
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Ostichthys trachypoma
[Bigeye soldierfish]

11 Species of Family Holocentridae with Genus Ostichthys
(Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1982	Ostichthys acanthorhinus	Spinesnout squirrelfish	Indo-West Pacific	11.2 SL
1862	Ostichthys archiepiscopus	Longsnout soldier	Indian Ocean	32 TL
1993	Ostichthys brachygnathus		Western Central Pacific
1982	Ostichthys delta		Western Indian Ocean	20 TL
1982	Ostichthys hypsipterygion		Western Pacific	17 SL
1829	Ostichthys japonicus	Japanese soldierfish	Indo-West Pacific	45 TL
1880	Ostichthys kaianus	Kai soldierfish	Indian Ocean	36 TL
1988	Ostichthys ovaloculus		Eastern Central Pacific	21.1 SL
1982	Ostichthys sandix		Eastern Central Pacific	19.2 SL
1990	Ostichthys sheni		Northwest Pacific
1859	Ostichthys trachypoma	Bigeye soldierfish	Western Atlantic	20 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: BeryciformesFamily: Holocentridae Squirrelfishes, soldierfishesSubfamily: MyripristinaeGenus: Ostichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes
Subfamily: Myripristinae
Genus: Ostichthys

(See list of species below)