Ostichthys

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Holocentridae		Phylum Chordata Order Beryciformes

Genus Ostichthys G. Cuvier, 1829

Ostichthys is a genus of fish in the family Holocentridae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

Ostichthys acanthorhinus J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (Spiny-snout soldierfish)

Ostichthys archiepiscopus (Valenciennes, 1862) (Straight-head soldierfish)

Ostichthys brachygnathus J. E. Randall & R. F. Myers, 1993 (Short-jaw soldierfish)

Ostichthys convexus D. W. Greenfield, J. E. Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 (Round-head soldierfish)

Ostichthys daniela D. W. Greenfield, J. E. Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 (Daniela's soldierfish)

Ostichthys delta J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (Red-coat soldierfish)

Ostichthys hypsipterygion J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (High-fin soldierfish)

Ostichthys japonicus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Japanese soldierfish)

Ostichthys kaianus (Günther, 1880) (Deep-water soldierfish)

Ostichthys ovaloculus J. E. Randall & Wrobel, 1988 (Oval-eye soldierfish)

Ostichthys sandix J. E. Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 (Vermilion soldierfish)

Ostichthys sheni J. P. Chen, K. T. Shao & H. K. Mok, 1990 (Shen's soldierfish)

Ostichthys sufensis Golani, 1984 (Red Sea soldierfish)

Ostichthys trachypoma (Günther, 1859) (Big-eye soldierfish)

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