Scientific Name
Myripristis berndti  
Pronounce  
Myripristis berndti凸頜鋸鱗魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Depth 1 - 50M
Chinese 凸頜鋸鱗魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 金鱗魚科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F282 Holocentridae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 大鱗鋸鱗魚 
Max Length 30 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 凸頜松毬、毬厚殼仔、金鱗甲、鐵甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆、大目仔 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、West、South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS. 
Habitats Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands 
Synonyms Myripristis amaenus, Myripristis murdjan   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);Fishbase(2008);Randall, J.E. and D. W. Greenfield, 1996. Revision of the Indo-Pacific holocentrid fishes of the genus Myripristis, with descriptions of three new species.. Indo-Pacific Fishes (25):61 p  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1903 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Randall, J. E. etc. 1996 Randall, J. E. etc. 2001 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List AMNH90064. ASIZP0056357. ASIZP0056560. ASIZP0056561. ASIZP0058153. ASIZP0072259. ASIZP0073197. ASIZP0800656. ASIZP0805622. ASIZP0806541. ASIZP0910656. ASIZP0915622. ASIZP0916541. FRIP21386. FRIP22206. FRIP22428. NMMBP01027. NMMBP08554. NMMSTP00275.  
Barcode2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name Squirrelfish; Bigscale soldier; Blotcheye soldierfish; Bigscale soldierfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal fin with XI spines and 13-15 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 11-13 soft rays. Lower jaw of adults prominently projecting when mouth is closed. Lower half to three-fourths of inner pectoral axil with small scales. Centers of scales silvery pink to pale yellowish, the edges red; black of opercular membrane extending below opercular spine; naked part of pectoral axil black; outer half of spinous dorsal fin yellow to orange-yellow, lower half of remaining fins red, the leading edges white, sometimes with a black submarginal streak.
habitats Inhabits caves and hides under ledges of subtidal reef flats, channels and margins to outer reef slopes. Occurs in loose aggregations. Feeds mainly on plankton such as crab larvae. Almost always caught at night. Marketed fresh. 
Distribution Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa (but not from the Red Sea) and east to the Clipperton, Cocos and Galapagos islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Great Barrier Reef, Norfolk Island, and Lord Howe I 
Utility Commercial species; edible.