Myripristis amaena | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Holocentriformes |
Family: | Holocentridae |
Genus: | Myripristis |
Species: | M. amaena
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Binomial name | |
Myripristis amaena Castelnau, 1873
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Myripristis amaena is a species of fish in the family Holocentridae found in the Pacific Ocean. Their range spans from Indonesia and the Philippines, Hawaii and Ducie Island, north to Ryukyu and Minami-Tori-shima, and south to Micronesia. They are reef fish, often inhabiting caves and rock ledges.[1]