Kingdom Animalia Family Holocentridae Genus Ostichthys Order Beryciformes | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Ostichthys, Beryciformes, Sargocentron spinosissimum, Helicolenus hilgendorfii, Holocentridae | ||
The Japanese soldierfish (Ostichthys japonicus), known also as brocade perch, is a soldierfish species belonging to the family Holocentridae.
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.
In Japan, Japanese soldierfish is known as ebisu dai (恵比寿 鯛).
References
Japanese soldierfish Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA