Myripristis seychellensis Seychelles soldier, Pinecone Soldierfish

Myripristis seychellensis is commonly referred to as Seychelles soldier, Pinecone Soldierfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Foto: Mahe Island, Seychellen

/ 18.12.1977 /16.4cm SL, 20.1cm TL
Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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Scientific:: Myripristis seychellensis
German:: Seychellen-Soldatenfisch
English:: Seychelles Soldier, Pinecone Soldierfish

Category:: Olocentridi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Holocentriformes (Order) > Holocentridae (Family) > Myripristis (Genus) > seychellensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Cuvier, 1829

Occurrence:: Comores, India, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Réunion , the Cargados Carajos Shoals, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean
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:: 2 - 21 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Lagoons, Marine / Salt Water, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky reefs, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns
Size:: up to 9.06" (23 cm)
Temperature:: 25,4 °F - 28,9 °F (25,4°C - 28,9°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Myripristis cf. kuntee
Soldatenfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-05-30 13:19:23
Last edit:: 2026-05-30 18:55:55

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Although the Seychelles flathead was first described as early as 1829, the available data remains very limited even today, nearly 200 years later.

All that is known is that Myripristis seychellensis feeds on zooplankton at night and seeks shelter under rock ledges and in caves during the day (J. Moore, personal communication 2008).
The Seychelles soldierfish is found in coral and rocky reefs as well as in lagoons.

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 30.05.2026.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 30.05.2026.

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