''Myripristis earlei'', or Earle's soldierfish, is a species of
soldierfish belonging to the genus ''
Myripristis''. It is found in the East Central
Pacific Ocean in the
Phoenix and
Marquesas Islands. It was previously regarded as an insular variant of
Myripristis berndti
The blotcheye soldierfish (''Myripristis berndti'') is a species of soldierfish belonging to the family Holocentridae.
Description
This species grows to a length of TL. The body is oval and laterally compressed and the scales are quite lar ...
. It is named after ichthyologist
John L. Earle
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
, who was the first to suspect that this was a separate species from M. berndti. It can be found in caves and under ledges, and feeds on zooplankton.
References
earlei
Fish of the Pacific Ocean
Taxa named by John Ernest Randall
Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen
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