Myripristis hexagona Doubletooth soldierfish

Myripristis hexagonais commonly referred to as Doubletooth soldierfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5236 

AphiaID:

217928 

Scientific:

Myripristis hexagona 

German:

Soldatenfisch 

English:

Doubletooth Soldierfish 

Category:

Squirrels & Soldiers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Beryciformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Myripristis (Genus) > hexagona (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lacepède, ), 1802 

Occurrence:

Sudan, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

3 - 40 Meter 

Size:

9.84" - 11.81" (25cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

76.82 °F - 84.2 °F (24.9°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zooplankton 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Myripristis adusta
  Schwarzbinden-Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis amaena
  Soldatenfisch
• Myripristis astakhovi
• Myripristis aulacodes
• 
  Myripristis berndti
  Großschuppen-Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis botche
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis chryseres
  Gelbflossen-Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis clarionensis
  Gelber Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis earlei
  Soldatenfisch
• Myripristis formosa
• 
  Myripristis gildi
  Soldatenfisch
• Myripristis greenfieldi
• 
  Myripristis hexagona
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis jacobus
  Jacobus-Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis kochiensis
  Scharlachroter asiatischer Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis kuntee
  Perlmutt-Soldatenfisch, Kuntee Soldatenfisch, Epauletten-Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis leiognathus
  Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis murdjan
  Weißsaum-Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis pralinia
  Roter Soldatenfisch
• Myripristis randalli
• 
  Myripristis robusta
  Soldatenfisch
• Myripristis seychellensis
• Myripristis tiki
• Myripristis trachyacron
• 
  Myripristis violacea
  Violetter Soldatenfisch
• 
  Myripristis vittata
  Weißspitzen-Soldatenfisch
• Myripristis woodsi
• Myripristis xanthacra
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Myripristis cf. kuntee
  Soldatenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-07 15:40:31 

Last edit:

2023-06-10 21:10:30 

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