Myripristis robusta

Myripristis robusta, the robust soldierfish, is a species of soldierfish belonging to the genus Myripristis. It can be found in the Western Central Pacific Ocean in Luzon, Philippines and Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.^[1] It is named for its robust body. It can be found in protected waters with silty sand and rubble bottoms.^[2]

Myripristis robusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Myripristis
Species:	M. robusta
Binomial name
Myripristis robusta (J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 1996)