Scientific Name	Myripristis murdjan   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	1 - 50M
Chinese	赤鋸鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	白邊鋸鱗魚
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	赤松毬、厚殼仔、金鱗甲、鐵甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆、大目仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea
Synonyms	Holocentrum melanophrys, Myripristis axillaris, Myripristis berndti, Myripristis bowditchae, Myripristis intermedius, Myripristis maculatus, Myripristis melanophrys, Myripristis murdjan intermedia, Myripristis parvidens, Myripristis seychellensis, Ostichthys murdjan, Ostichthys parvidens, Perca murdjan ...all 14..
Reference	Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Randall, J. E. etc. 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0054082. ASIZP0054986. ASIZP0055125. ASIZP0055504. ASIZP0056363. ASIZP0056564. ASIZP0056895. ASIZP0058659. ASIZP0060138. ASIZP0060460. ASIZP0070350. ASIZP0071163. FRIP00712. FRIP20231. FRIP20239. FRIP21161. FRIP21387. FRIP21567. NMMBP00141. NMMBP01012. NMMBP01341. NMMBP01864. NMMBP01865. NMMBP02292. NMMBP03135. NMMBP04536. NMMSTP00863. NTMP0777. NTMP0794. NTOUP200801-031. NTUM02271. NTUM03651. NTUM03652. NTUM03653. NTUM03654. NTUM03657. NTUM03702. ...List all 45 records...
Common Name	Small-eyed squirrelfish; Red soldierfish; Pinecone soldierfish; Crimson squirrelfish; Big-eye soldierfish; Blotcheye soldierfish; Blotcheye soldier
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines. and 13-15 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 11-15 soft rays. Literal line scales: 27~29. Body color silvery pink; edge of scales red; opercular margin black; all fins red; submarginal band in each caudal fin lobe; leading edges of median fins white. Inner pectoral axil with numerous small scales. Differs by possessing prominent white leading edges on its soft dorsal, anal, and tail fins, and by having a deep red spinous dorsal fin. Back cover ctenoid scales, eye big. Body lenght 2.4~2.5 times of body height, 2.84~3.2 times of head lenght. The previous record M. seychellensis is misidentification.
habitats	Occur in reef flats and shallow lagoon and seaward reefs. Mainly nocturnal. Feed mainly on plankton such as crab larvae. Secretive, hovering under ledges and in caves. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea (including the Gulf of Oman) and East Africa to Oceania.
Utility	Commercial food species, edible.