90 Species in Family Holocentridae
Nominal species list for Holocentridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Corniger spinosus Agassiz, 1831 Spinycheek soldierfish
Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) Squirrelfish
Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum, 1792) Longspine squirrelfish
Myripristis adusta Bleeker, 1853 Shadowfin soldierfish
Myripristis amaena (Castelnau, 1873) Brick soldierfish
Myripristis astakhovi Kotlyar, 1997
Myripristis aulacodes Randall & Greenfield, 1996 Furrowed soldierfish
Myripristis berndti Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Blotcheye soldierfish
Myripristis botche Cuvier, 1829 Blacktip soldierfish
Myripristis chryseres Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Yellowfin soldierfish
Myripristis clarionensis Gilbert, 1897 Yellow soldierfish
Myripristis earlei Randall, Allen & Robertson, 2003 Earle's soldierfish
Myripristis formosa Randall & Greenfield, 1996
Myripristis gildi Greenfield, 1965 Clipperton cardinal soldierfish
Myripristis greenfieldi Randall & Yamakawa, 1996
Myripristis hexagona (Lacepède, 1802) Doubletooth soldierfish
Myripristis jacobus Cuvier, 1829 Blackbar soldierfish
Myripristis kochiensis Randall & Yamakawa, 1996
Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831 Shoulderbar soldierfish
Myripristis leiognathus Valenciennes, 1846 Panamic soldierfish
Myripristis murdjan (Fabricius, 1775) Pinecone soldierfish
Myripristis pralinia Cuvier, 1829 Scarlet soldierfish
Myripristis randalli Greenfield, 1974
Myripristis robusta Randall & Greenfield, 1996 Robust soldierfish
Myripristis seychellensis Cuvier, 1829 Seychelles soldier
Myripristis tiki Greenfield, 1974 Tiki soldierfish
Myripristis trachyacron Bleeker, 1863 East indian soldierfish
Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851 Lattice soldierfish
Myripristis vittata Valenciennes, 1831 Whitetip soldierfish
Myripristis woodsi Greenfield, 1974 Whitespot soldierfish
Myripristis xanthacra Randall & Guézé, 1981 Yellowtip soldierfish
Neoniphon argenteus (Valenciennes, 1831) Clearfin squirrelfish
Neoniphon aurolineatus (Liénard, 1839) Yellowstriped squirrelfish
Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829) Longjaw squirrelfish
Neoniphon opercularis (Valenciennes, 1831) Blackfin squirrelfish
Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015 Pence's squirrelfish
Neoniphon sammara (Fabricius, 1775) Sammara squirrelfish
Neoniphon vexillarium (Poey, 1860) Dusky squirrelfish
Ostichthys acanthorhinus Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 Spinesnout soldierfish
Ostichthys archiepiscopus (Valenciennes, 1862) Straighthead soldierfish
Ostichthys brachygnathus Randall & Myers, 1993 Shortjaw soldierfish
Ostichthys convexus Greenfield, Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 Roundhead soldierfish
Ostichthys daniela Greenfield, Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 Daniela's soldierfish
Ostichthys delta Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 Redcoat soldierfish
Ostichthys hypsipterygion Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 Highfin soldierfish
Ostichthys japonicus (Cuvier, 1829) Japanese soldierfish
Ostichthys kaianus (Günther, 1880) Deepwater soldierfish
Ostichthys kinchi Fricke, 2017 New Ireland soldierfish
Ostichthys ovaloculus Randall & Wrobel, 1988 Ovaleye soldierfish
Ostichthys sandix Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 Vermilion soldierfish
Ostichthys sheni Chen, Shao & Mok, 1990 Shen’s soldierfish
Ostichthys spiniger Fricke, 2017 Western Pacific spinysnout soldierfish
Ostichthys sufensis Golani, 1984 Red Sea soldierfish
Ostichthys trachypoma (Günther, 1859) Bigeye soldierfish
Plectrypops lima (Valenciennes, 1831) Shy soldier
Plectrypops retrospinis (Guichenot, 1853) Cardinal soldierfish
Pristilepis oligolepis (Whitley, 1941) Spinyface soldier
Sargocentron borodinoensis Kotlyar, 2017 Borodino soldierfish
Sargocentron bullisi (Woods, 1955) Deepwater squirrelfish
Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) Silverspot squirrelfish
Sargocentron cornutum (Bleeker, 1854) Threespot squirrelfish
Sargocentron coruscum (Poey, 1860) Reef squirrelfish
Sargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802) Crown squirrelfish
Sargocentron dorsomaculatum (Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1979) Spotfin squirrelfish
Sargocentron ensifer (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Yellow-striped squirrelfish
Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829) Red squirrelfish
Sargocentron hormion Randall, 1998
Sargocentron inaequalis Randall & Heemstra, 1985 Lattice squirrelfish
Sargocentron iota Randall, 1998 Dwarf squirrelfish
Sargocentron ittodai (Jordan & Fowler, 1902) Samurai squirrelfish
Sargocentron lepros (Allen & Cross, 1983) Spiny squirrelfish
Sargocentron macrosquamis Golani, 1984 Bigscale squirrelfish
Sargocentron marisrubri Randall, Golani & Diamant, 1989
Sargocentron megalops Randall, 1998
Sargocentron melanospilos (Bleeker, 1858) Blackblotch squirrelfish
Sargocentron microstoma (Günther, 1859) Smallmouth squirrelfish
Sargocentron poco (Woods, 1965) Saddle squirrelfish
Sargocentron praslin (Lacepède, 1802) Dark-striped squirrelfish
Sargocentron punctatissimum (Cuvier, 1829) Speckled squirrelfish
Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) Redcoat
Sargocentron seychellense (Smith & Smith, 1963) Yellow-tipped squirrelfish
Sargocentron shimizui Randall, 1998 Shimizu's squirrelfish
Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775) Sabre squirrelfish
Sargocentron spinosissimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) North Pacific squirrelfish
Sargocentron suborbitale (Gill, 1863) Tinsel squirrelfish
Sargocentron tiere (Cuvier, 1829) Blue lined squirrelfish
Sargocentron tiereoides (Bleeker, 1853) Pink squirrelfish
Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853) Violet squirrelfish
Sargocentron wilhelmi (de Buen, 1963) Wilhelm's squirrelfish
Sargocentron xantherythrum (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Hawaiian squirrelfish
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