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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beryciformes |
Family: | Holocentridae |
Genus: | Myripristis |
Species: | M. gildi
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Binomial name | |
Myripristis gildi (D. W. Greenfield, 1965)
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References
edit- ^ Allen, G. & Robertson, R. (2016). "Myripristis gildi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Myripristis gildi country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "Myripristis gildi". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-06.