Pristilepis oligolepis, the spinyface soldier, is a species of soldierfish found in association with reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It can be found at depths of from 14 to 220 metres (46 to 722 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Pristilepis J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 |
| Species: | P. oligolepis
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| Pristilepis oligolepis (Whitley, 1941)
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pristilepis oligolepis". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ a b Williams, I.; Greenfield, D. (2016). "Pristilepis oligolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67900591A67906272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67900591A67906272.en.
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