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Violet soldierfish
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Violet soldierfish

Myripristis violacea

Grows to
35 cm (1.1 ft)
Group
Fish
Family
Holocentridae

Where to see it

Known from Gili Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Komodo, Maldives, Palau, Philippines and Raja Ampat.

Source: GBIF.

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