pearly soldierfish
Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Myripristis kuntee
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Open encyclopedia reference
Myripristis kuntee, commonly known as the shoulderbar soldierfish or pearly soldierfish, is a species of fish in the family Holocentridae. It is found over a wide area the Indo-Pacific and is common in some places.
Wikipedia contributors, Myripristis kuntee; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:30:54.660034+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1831
- Common name
- pearly soldierfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Holocentriformes
- Family
- Holocentridae
- Genus
- Myripristis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderHolocentriformes
- familyHolocentridae Bonaparte, 1833
- subfamilyMyripristinae Nelson, 1955
- genusMyripristis Cuvier, 1829
- speciesMyripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myripristis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| yellow soldierfishMyripristis clarionensis Gilbert, 1897 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myripristis earlei Randall, Allen & Robertson, 2003 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panamic soldierfishMyripristis leiognathus Valenciennes, 1846 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blotcheye soldierfishMyripristis murdjan (Forsskål, 1775) | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myripristis randalli Greenfield, 1974 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myripristis seychellensis Cuvier, 1829 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myripristis trachyacron Bleeker, 1863 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bigscale soldierfishMyripristis berndti Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myripristis astakhovi Kotlyar, 1997 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myripristis botche Cuvier, 1829 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myripristis chryseres Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | HolocentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myripristis borbonicus Valenciennes, 1831 Valenciennes, 1831 | synonym |
| Myripristis borbonius Valenciennes, 1831 Valenciennes, 1831 | synonym |
| Myripristis multiradiatus Günther, 1874 Günther, 1874 | synonym |
| Myripristis phaeopus Seale, 1906 Seale, 1906 | synonym |
| Myripristis kantee Valenciennes, 1831 Valenciennes, 1831 | synonym |
| Adioryx borbonicus (Valenciennes, 1831) (Valenciennes, 1831) | synonym |
| Myripristes multiradiatus Günther, 1874 Günther, 1874 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. F. G. Levrault, Paris, v. 7: i–xxix + 1–531, Pls. 170–208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1–440, Valenciennes 441–531. i–xxii + 1–399 in Strasbourg edition.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:459FV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.