Scientific Name	Myripristis vittata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Valenciennes, 1831	Depth	3 - 80M
Chinese	赤鰓鋸鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	無斑鋸鱗魚
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	赤鰓松毬、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 Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Myripristis pahudi, Myripristis seychellensis, Myripristis vittatus
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  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Randall, J. E. etc. 1996 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056360. ASIZP0070596. NMMBP08610. NMMSTP00742.
Common Name	Red soldierfish; Whitetip soldierfish; White-tipped soldierfish; Immaculate soldier
Redlist Status	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. Interorbital space broad, 3.3-4.0 in head; inner pectoral axil naked; leading edges of median fins white ; lacks a dark opercular bar (except for perhaps a deeper red). Body lenght is 2.58 times of body height, 3.2 times of head lenght; head and body red, all fins orange; eyes big; caudal fin forked and thin. Literal line scales: 37; all fins no color blothches and band.
habitats	Forms large aggregations in caves and ledges of steep drop-offs; often in small groups and sometimes forms large schools. Individual is often swimming upside down, even when mixed in schools of non-inverted ones. Nocturnal and feeds on plankton.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Mascarene Islands and Seychelles to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands. Also known from Japan, New Caledonia, Marquesas and the Tuamoto Islands; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Not commercial foods species.