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Black-bar soldierfish

Myripristis jacobus

Description:

Body red to silvery red with a black and red bar behind the head. Eyes prominent. The red dorsal fin has white marks at the tips and a few along the base. Edges of ventral, anal, rear dorsal and tail fins with white borders.

Habitat:

Hide between corals and in caves during daytime. Usually they stay in large schools. Reported down to 100 m.

Notes:

i love these little fish, saw in bonaire

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Jake Barnes
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Jake Barnes

Spotted on Jun 23, 2009
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012

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