Myripristis gildi, also known as the Clipperton cardinal soldierfish, is a species of soldierfish belonging to the genus Myripristis. First described in 1965 by Greenfield, it is endemic to Clipperton Island in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.[2][3] Its total length reaches at least 21.4cm.[4]

Myripristis gildi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Myripristis
Species:
M. gildi
Binomial name
Myripristis gildi

References

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  1. ^ Allen, G. & Robertson, R. (2016). "Myripristis gildi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. ^ "Myripristis gildi country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  4. ^ "Myripristis gildi". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-06.