Myripristinae is a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
of the
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
family
Holocentridae. They are typically known as soldierfish.
Fossil members of the group include ''
Africentrum'' from Malta and ''
Holocentrites'' from Florida.
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Holocentridae
Ray-finned fish subfamilies
Taxa named by John Richardson (naturalist)
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