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Myripristis greenfieldi Greenfield's Soldierfish, Greenfield's Squirrelfish

Myripristis greenfieldi is commonly referred to as Greenfield's Soldierfish, Greenfield's Squirrelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
18370 
AphiaID:
0 
Scientific:
Myripristis greenfieldi 
German:
Greenfields Soldatenfisch 
English:
Greenfield's Soldierfish, Greenfield's Squirrelfish 
Category:
Poissons-Soldats 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Holocentriformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Myripristis (Genus) > greenfieldi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Randall & Yamakawa, 1996 
Occurrence:
China, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
15 - 70 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Marine / Salt Water, Port facilities, Reef-associated 
Size:
15,9 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
moyen 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-05-27 19:07:14 

Info

According to FishBase, Myripristis greenfieldi is available in specialty stores, but interested keepers should be aware that this soldierfish is nocturnal, meaning it only goes in search of food in the ocean after dark.

In Okinawa, these soldierfish can also be observed near the fishing port.

Synonym:
The species name “greenfieldi” was named in honor of ichthyologist David W. Greenfield (b. 1940) for his published and ongoing research on this genus.

External links

  1. Fishes of Taiwan (en). Abgerufen am 25.05.2026.
  2. FishPix (en). Abgerufen am 25.05.2026.
  3. FishPix (en). Abgerufen am 27.05.2026.
  4. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (en). Abgerufen am 25.05.2026.

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