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Myripristis seychellensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Myripristis
Species:	M. seychellensis
Binomial name
Myripristis seychellensis (Cuvier, 1829)

Myripristis seychellensis, the shy soldier, is a species of soldierfish belonging to the genus Myripristis. It can be found in the Western Indian Ocean in Madagascar, Réunion, the St. Brandon Shoals and Seychelles, which it is named after. It can also possibly be found in Taiwan It can be found hiding in caves.

References

1. Moore, J. A.; Chao N. L.; McEachran, J. & Williams, J. (2016). "Myripristis seychellensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
2. "Myripristis seychellensis country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
3. "Myripristis seychellensis". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-06.

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