WoRMS taxon details
Myripristis hexagona (Lacepède, 1802)
217928 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217928)
accepted
Species
Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Myripristes hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myripristis hexagonatus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myripristis hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myripristis macrolepis Bleeker, 1872 · unaccepted
Ostichthys spiniceps Ogilby, 1908 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 180, 213 [details]
page(s): 180, 213 [details]
Description A nocturnal fish hiding in caves or beneath ledges by day, feeding on plankton such as crab larvae at night. Occurs at 40 m...
Description A nocturnal fish hiding in caves or beneath ledges by day, feeding on plankton such as crab larvae at night. Occurs at 40 m depth. Found in loose aggregations in caves, sometimes with other soldierfish (Ref. 9710). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Myripristis hexagona (Lacepède, 1802). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217928 on 2025-03-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Myripristis macrolepis Bleeker, 1872) Bleeker, P. (1872). Révision des espèces indo-archipélagiques du genre Myripristis. <em>Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde.</em> v. 4: 178-197.
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 180, 213 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 180, 213 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description A nocturnal fish hiding in caves or beneath ledges by day, feeding on plankton such as crab larvae at night. Occurs at 40 m depth. Found in loose aggregations in caves, sometimes with other soldierfish (Ref. 9710). [details]
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ostichthys spiniceps Ogilby, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Myripristis macrolepis Bleeker, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Myripristis hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myripristis hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myripristis macrolepis Bleeker, 1872)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myripristis hexagona)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis macrolepis Bleeker, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis hexagonatus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristes hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Ostichthys spiniceps Ogilby, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase images (Myripristis hexagona, Philippines, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristis hexagona FIN029130 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristis hexagona FIN029131 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ostichthys spiniceps Ogilby, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Myripristis macrolepis Bleeker, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Myripristis hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myripristis hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myripristis macrolepis Bleeker, 1872)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myripristis hexagona)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis macrolepis Bleeker, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis hexagonatus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristes hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis hexagonus (Lacepède, 1802))
To FishBase (from synonym Ostichthys spiniceps Ogilby, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase images (Myripristis hexagona, Philippines, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristis hexagona FIN029130 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristis hexagona FIN029131 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
