''Myripristis formosa'' is a species of soldierfish belonging to the genus '' Myripristis''. It is endemic to Taiwan in the North-west Pacific Ocean. It is named after the

Republic of Formosa The Republic of Formosa was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and its being taken over by ...

, a short-lived republic that existed on Taiwan. It is demersal with a depth range of 15m to 30m.

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formosa Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territorie ...

Fish of the Pacific Ocean Taxa named by John Ernest Randall Taxa named by David Wayne Greenfield {{Beryciformes-stub