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Myripristis botche Cuvier, 1829

Blacktip soldierfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Baga, Baga-baga, Baga-baga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Cebu, BPBM 22437 (2:20-24.1 cm SL); BPBM 26486 (18.2 cm SL). Mindoro, BPBM 21098 (14.1 cm SL); USNM 216720 (19 cm SL). Mindanao, Zamboanga, USNM 192509 (19.65 cm SL). Bulan I., USNM 192510 (18.3 cm SL) (Ref. 12419). Also Ref. 5378 and 90102. Also Ref. 121724.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rau, N. and A. Rau, 1980
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Marignan poklé, Splendid squirrelfish, Finspot soldierfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Holocentriformes (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Myripristinae
Etymology: Myripristis: Greek, myros, -ou = male of morey eel + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 25 - 71 m (Ref. 5378), usually 30 - ? m (Ref. 30573).   Tropical

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