132: HOLOCENTRIDAE (SQUIRRELFISHES, SOLDIERFISHES)
Head, body and fins uniform red. Largest specimen 20
cm. Known only from 3 specimens collected in 150 - 200 m
at Reunion and 1 specimen from 200 m at Tutuila Id. in the
central Pacific.
132.33 Ostichthys kaianus
(GUnther, 1880)
Deepwater soldier
Diepwater-soldaat
Myripristis kaianus Gunther, 1880: 39 (Kai Id., eastern Banda Sea).
Myripristis (Holotrachys) guezei Postel, 1962: 158, Fig. 1 (Reunion).
Ostichthys kaianus: Randall et aI., 1982: 20*.
o XIII13; A IV,ll; P 15-17; upper spiniform procurrent Crays 4, lower
3; LL 28-30; scales above LL to middle 0 spines 2~; GR (7-9)+(14-16).
Body depth 2.0-2.2, head length 2.1-2.4 in SL.
Body red, with a series of silvery white streaks (middle of
each scale with a horizontal streak) forming a longitudinal
white line along each row of scales; fins reddish white.
Attains 36 cm. A deep-water species caught with hook and
line and trawls in depths of 310 - 640 m. Probably widely
distributed but at present known only from Reunion,
Indonesia and the Ryukyu Ids. (Japan).
132.33 Ostichthys kaianus: 18 em SL (after Randall et aI., 1982).
Genus Plectrypops Gill, 1862
No large spine at angle of preopercle; last D spine shortest, 3rd A spine longest; nasal bones projecting over upper
jaw; vertebrae 27. Holotrachys Gunther, 1874 is a
synonym. Two species, 1 in western Atlantic and 1 in IndoPacific.
Shy soldier
132.34 Plectrypops lima
(Valenciennes, 1831)
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Skaam soldaat
Myripristis lima Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1831: 493 (Mauritius).
Holotrachys lima: Smith, 1955: 308*; 1961: 566, No. 293a.
426
o XIIII4-16; A IV,1O-12; P 16-17; scales above LL to middle 0 spines
4~; LL 39-42; total GR 22-25. Body depth 2.3-2.6, head length 2.4-4.6 in
SL; 0 spines short, the longest about 3.0 in head.
Uniform bright red. Attains 16cm. Indo-West Pacific, including Easter Id. and Hawaiian Ids., south to Natal. A
shallow-water species which hides deep in recesses in coral
reefs by day.
132.34 Plectrypops lima: 7.5 em (N. Mozambique).
Genus Pristilepis Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa,
1982
Premaxillary groove (between nasal bones) elongate,
narrow; nasal bones projecting over upper jaw; slightly
enlarged spine at angle of preopercle; D spines 12, the last
shortest; vertebrae 29. Monotypic.
132.35 Pristilepis oligolepis
(Whitley, 1941)
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Spinyface soldier
Stekelgesig-soldaat
Holotrachys oligolepis Whitley, 1941: 28, Fig. 9 (Western Australia).
Pristilepis oligolepis: Randall et aI., 1982: 5*.
o XIII14-15; A IV,1l-12; P 15-16; scales above LL to middle 0 spines
2~; LL 28-30; GR (6-8)+(13-14). Body depth 2.2-2.5, head length 2.4-2.5
in SL.
Reddish orange, each scale with a white spot forming
longitudinal white lines. Attains 30 cm. Reunion, Western
132.35 Pristilepis oligolepis: 19.5 em SL (Japan, after Randall et aI., 1982).
Head, body and fins uniform red. Largest specimen 20
cm. Known only from 3 specimens collected in 150 - 200 m
at Reunion and 1 specimen from 200 m at Tutuila Id. in the
central Pacific.
132.33 Ostichthys kaianus
(GUnther, 1880)
Deepwater soldier
Diepwater-soldaat
Myripristis kaianus Gunther, 1880: 39 (Kai Id., eastern Banda Sea).
Myripristis (Holotrachys) guezei Postel, 1962: 158, Fig. 1 (Reunion).
Ostichthys kaianus: Randall et aI., 1982: 20*.
o XIII13; A IV,ll; P 15-17; upper spiniform procurrent Crays 4, lower
3; LL 28-30; scales above LL to middle 0 spines 2~; GR (7-9)+(14-16).
Body depth 2.0-2.2, head length 2.1-2.4 in SL.
Body red, with a series of silvery white streaks (middle of
each scale with a horizontal streak) forming a longitudinal
white line along each row of scales; fins reddish white.
Attains 36 cm. A deep-water species caught with hook and
line and trawls in depths of 310 - 640 m. Probably widely
distributed but at present known only from Reunion,
Indonesia and the Ryukyu Ids. (Japan).
132.33 Ostichthys kaianus: 18 em SL (after Randall et aI., 1982).
Genus Plectrypops Gill, 1862
No large spine at angle of preopercle; last D spine shortest, 3rd A spine longest; nasal bones projecting over upper
jaw; vertebrae 27. Holotrachys Gunther, 1874 is a
synonym. Two species, 1 in western Atlantic and 1 in IndoPacific.
Shy soldier
132.34 Plectrypops lima
(Valenciennes, 1831)
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Skaam soldaat
Myripristis lima Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1831: 493 (Mauritius).
Holotrachys lima: Smith, 1955: 308*; 1961: 566, No. 293a.
426
o XIIII4-16; A IV,1O-12; P 16-17; scales above LL to middle 0 spines
4~; LL 39-42; total GR 22-25. Body depth 2.3-2.6, head length 2.4-4.6 in
SL; 0 spines short, the longest about 3.0 in head.
Uniform bright red. Attains 16cm. Indo-West Pacific, including Easter Id. and Hawaiian Ids., south to Natal. A
shallow-water species which hides deep in recesses in coral
reefs by day.
132.34 Plectrypops lima: 7.5 em (N. Mozambique).
Genus Pristilepis Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa,
1982
Premaxillary groove (between nasal bones) elongate,
narrow; nasal bones projecting over upper jaw; slightly
enlarged spine at angle of preopercle; D spines 12, the last
shortest; vertebrae 29. Monotypic.
132.35 Pristilepis oligolepis
(Whitley, 1941)
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Spinyface soldier
Stekelgesig-soldaat
Holotrachys oligolepis Whitley, 1941: 28, Fig. 9 (Western Australia).
Pristilepis oligolepis: Randall et aI., 1982: 5*.
o XIII14-15; A IV,1l-12; P 15-16; scales above LL to middle 0 spines
2~; LL 28-30; GR (6-8)+(13-14). Body depth 2.2-2.5, head length 2.4-2.5
in SL.
Reddish orange, each scale with a white spot forming
longitudinal white lines. Attains 30 cm. Reunion, Western
132.35 Pristilepis oligolepis: 19.5 em SL (Japan, after Randall et aI., 1982).