Fishes of Hawai'i
Family Holocentridae
Myripristis spp. - Soldierfish -
`Ü`ü
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| Description: uniform reddish, large scales and large dark
eyes, often with dark opercular mark |
| Size: up to 28cm |
| Habitat: nocturnal; found around caves, wrecks and holes |
| Diet: planktivores: feeds mostly on larger zooplankton  Hawaiian Uses
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| Sargocentron spp. - Squirrelfish -
`Ala`ihi
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| Description: often with longitudinal white lines on body,
occasionally with tricolor dorsal fin |
| Size: to 16cm |
| Habitat: nocturnal; less than 2 m depth usually near
reefs |
| Diet: small crustaceans Hawaiian Uses |
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