WoRMS taxon details
Myripristis murdjan (Forsskål, 1775)
217925 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217925)
accepted
Species
Holocentrum melanophrys Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Myripristis axillaris Valenciennes, 1831 · unaccepted
Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953 · unaccepted
Myripristis intermedius Günther, 1874 · unaccepted
Myripristis maculatus Steindachner, 1861 · unaccepted
Myripristis melanophrys (Swainson, 1839) · unaccepted
Myripristis murdjan intermedia Günther, 1874 · unaccepted
Myripristis parvidens Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Ostichthys murdjan (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Ostichthys parvidens (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Perca murdjan (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Myripristis murdjan intermedia Günther, 1874 accepted as Myripristis murdjan (Forsskål, 1775)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 48, xii [details]
page(s): 48, xii [details]
Description Occurs in reef flats and shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 37 m (in the Red Sea). Is mainly...
Description Occurs in reef flats and shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 37 m (in the Red Sea). Is mainly nocturnal. Feeds mainly on plankton such as crab larvae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Myripristis murdjan (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217925 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Myripristis parvidens Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 48, xii [details]
original description (of Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953) Schultz, L. P.; Herald, E. S.; Lachner, E. A.; Welander, A. D.; Woods, L. P. (1953). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74. [details]
original description (of Myripristis axillaris Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Holocentrum melanophrys Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [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): 151 [details]
original description (of Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 48, xii [details]
original description (of Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953) Schultz, L. P.; Herald, E. S.; Lachner, E. A.; Welander, A. D.; Woods, L. P. (1953). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74. [details]
original description (of Myripristis axillaris Valenciennes, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Holocentrum melanophrys Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in reef flats and shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 37 m (in the Red Sea). Is mainly nocturnal. Feeds mainly on plankton such as crab larvae. [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | small-eyed squirrelfish [from synonym]pinecone soldierfishblotcheye soldierfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ヨゴレマツカサ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (77 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ostichthys murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ostichthys parvidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (103 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Myripristis parvidens Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myripristis melanophrys (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Myripristis maculatus Steindachner, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Myripristis intermedius Günther, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Myripristis axillaris Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Perca murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myripristis murdjan)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis parvidens Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis axillaris Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis intermedius Günther, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis maculatus Steindachner, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis melanophrys (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Ostichthys murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis murdjan intermedia Günther, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum melanophrys Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Ostichthys parvidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase images (Myripristis murdjan, Egypt, by Moldzio, S.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (43218 nucleotides; 38192 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (43218 nucleotides; 38192 proteins)
To GenBank (43218 nucleotides; 38192 proteins) (from synonym Ostichthys murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (43218 nucleotides; 38192 proteins) (from synonym Perca murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristes murdjan USNM 373897 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristis bowditchae P09565 transparency) (from synonym Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristis murdjan RAD118521-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ostichthys murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ostichthys parvidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (103 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Myripristis parvidens Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myripristis melanophrys (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Myripristis maculatus Steindachner, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Myripristis intermedius Günther, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Myripristis axillaris Valenciennes, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Perca murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myripristis murdjan)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis parvidens Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis axillaris Valenciennes, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis intermedius Günther, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis maculatus Steindachner, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis melanophrys (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Ostichthys murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Myripristis murdjan intermedia Günther, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrum melanophrys Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Ostichthys parvidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase images (Myripristis murdjan, Egypt, by Moldzio, S.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (43218 nucleotides; 38192 proteins) (from synonym Sciaena murdjan Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (43218 nucleotides; 38192 proteins)
To GenBank (43218 nucleotides; 38192 proteins) (from synonym Ostichthys murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (43218 nucleotides; 38192 proteins) (from synonym Perca murdjan (Forsskål, 1775))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristes murdjan USNM 373897 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristis bowditchae P09565 transparency) (from synonym Myripristis bowditchae Woods, 1953)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myripristis murdjan RAD118521-001)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
