Pristilepis oligolepis
| Spinyface soldier | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Pristilepis J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 |
| Species: | P. oligolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristilepis oligolepis (Whitley, 1941) | |
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Pristilepis oligolepis, the spinyface soldier, is a species of soldierfish found in association with reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It can be found at depths of from 14 to 220 metres (46 to 722 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pristilepis oligolepis" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- 1 2 Williams, I.; Greenfield, D. (2016). "Pristilepis oligolepis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T67900591A67906272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67900591A67906272.en. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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