Japanese_soldierfish

Japanese soldierfish

Japanese soldierfish

Species of fish

The Japanese soldierfish (Ostichthys japonicus), known also as brocade perch, is a soldierfish species belonging to the family Holocentridae.

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It is found in the West Pacific, from southern Japan to the Andaman Islands, and near Australia. It is also known from Fiji and Tuvalu.[3]

In Japan, it is known as ebisu dai (恵比寿 鯛).

References

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    Williams, I.; Greenfield, D. (2016). "Ostichthys japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67899690A67906247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67899690A67906247.en.
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    Ostichthys japonicus - The Taxonomicon
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Ostichthys japonicus " in FishBase. July 2006 version.


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