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Big-eye oldierfish
Myripristis pralinia Cuvier, 1829
AnimalsSun, big-eye, soldier and squirrel fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Port Praslin soldierfishBritish English
- Reef soldierfishBritish English
- Scarlet soldierfishBritish English
- Roter SoldatenfischGerman (Germany)
- Poisson-soldat rougeFrench (France)
- LionFrench (France)
- Poisson-soldat aux gros yeuxFrench (France)
- Poisson-soldat pralineFrench (France)
- Rouge aux gros yeuxFrench (France)
- Pesce soldato occhioneItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- LAMARE Véronique, LE BRIS Sylvain in : DORIS, 21/03/2014 : Myripristis pralinia Cuvier, 1829, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3276
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 06/04/2020 : Myripristis pralinia Cuvier, 1829, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1771
Modification history
- Created by Cédric Defrance on 06/04/2020
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