Myripristinae
TaxonMyripristinae
AuthorityJ. Richardson, 1846
Subdivision ranksGenera
Subdivision

Myripristinae is a subfamily of the ray-finned fish family Holocentridae. They are typically known as soldierfish.[1]

Fossil members of the group include Africentrum from Malta and Holocentrites from Florida.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myripristinae Nelson, 1955". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. ^ Andrews, James V.; Schein, Jason P.; Friedman, Matt (2023). "An earliest Paleocene squirrelfish (Teleostei: Beryciformes: Holocentroidea) and its bearing on the timescale of holocentroid evolution". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 21 (1). Bibcode:2023JSPal..2168571A. doi:10.1080/14772019.2023.2168571. ISSN 1477-2019