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Spinycheek soldierfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Subfamily:	Myripristinae
Genus:	Corniger Agassiz, 1831
Species:	C. spinosus
Binomial name
Corniger spinosus Agassiz, 1831

The spinycheek soldierfish (Corniger spinosus) is a species of soldierfish found in the Atlantic Ocean at depths of 45 to 275 metres (148 to 902 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. It is the only known member of genus Corniger.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corniger spinosus". FishBase. October 2012 version.

1. Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B.; McEachran, J.D. (2015). "Corniger spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190420A1951224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190420A1951224.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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