Golden-finned Squirrelfish
Myripristis chryseres
- Usual depth14–140 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, August, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Myripristis chryseres, the yellowfin soldierfish, is a nocturnal species of soldierfish from the genus Myripristis. In the Hawaiian language, it is also referred to as the ʻŪʻū. It has solid yellow fins, comparative to similar soldierfish species. It can be found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. It feeds on zooplankton and can be seen either solitary or in groups. If non-solitary, group size usually varies from 2-3.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 42 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 40 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 27 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 14–140 m · Deepest record: 198 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Golden-finned Squirrelfish, Yellowfin Soldierfish
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Gelbflossen-Soldatenfisch
- French
- Cardinal queue jaune, Myripristis à nageoires jaunes, Soldat à nageoires jaunes
- Japanese
- Kibirematsukasa, キビレマツカサ
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 大目仔, 瀾公妾, 金鱗甲, 鐵甲, 鐵甲兵, 鐵線婆, 黃鰭松毬, 黃鰭鋸鱗魚, 黄鳍锯鳞鱼
Similar species
Bigscale soldierfishMyripristis berndti
Brick SoldierfishMyripristis amaena
Pearly soldierfishMyripristis kuntee
- Shadowfin soldierfish
Myripristis adusta
- Blotcheye soldierfish
Myripristis murdjan
- Scarlet soldierfish
Myripristis pralinia
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 236 open-data records from 1903 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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