Holocentridae

Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes

90 species

1. 1Corniger spinosus Agassiz, 1831 · Spinycheek soldierfishocean · tropical
2. 2Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) · Squirrelfishocean · subtropical · reef
3. 3Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum, 1792) · Longspine squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
4. 4Myripristis adusta Bleeker, 1853 · Shadowfin soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
5. 5Myripristis amaena (Castelnau, 1873) · Brick soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
6. 6Myripristis astakhovi Kotlyar, 1997ocean · tropical · reef
7. 7Myripristis aulacodes Randall & Greenfield, 1996 · Furrowed soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
8. 8Myripristis berndti Jordan & Evermann, 1903 · Blotcheye soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
9. 9Myripristis botche Cuvier, 1829 · Blacktip soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
10. 10Myripristis chryseres Jordan & Evermann, 1903 · Yellowfin soldierfishocean · tropical
11. 11Myripristis clarionensis Gilbert, 1897 · Yellow soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
12. 12Myripristis earlei Randall, Allen & Robertson, 2003 · Earle's soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
13. 13Myripristis formosa Randall & Greenfield, 1996ocean · subtropical
14. 14Myripristis gildi Greenfield, 1965 · Clipperton cardinal soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
15. 15Myripristis greenfieldi Randall & Yamakawa, 1996ocean · subtropical
16. 16Myripristis hexagona (Lacepède, 1802) · Doubletooth soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
17. 17Myripristis jacobus Cuvier, 1829 · Blackbar soldierfishocean · subtropical · reef
18. 18Myripristis kochiensis Randall & Yamakawa, 1996ocean · temperate
19. 19Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831 · Shoulderbar soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
20. 20Myripristis leiognathus Valenciennes, 1846 · Panamic soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
21. 21Myripristis murdjan (Fabricius, 1775) · Pinecone soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
22. 22Myripristis pralinia Cuvier, 1829 · Scarlet soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
23. 23Myripristis randalli Greenfield, 1974ocean · tropical · reef
24. 24Myripristis robusta Randall & Greenfield, 1996 · Robust soldierfishocean · tropical
25. 25Myripristis seychellensis Cuvier, 1829 · Seychelles soldierocean · tropical
26. 26Myripristis tiki Greenfield, 1974 · Tiki soldierfishocean · subtropical · reef
27. 27Myripristis trachyacron Bleeker, 1863 · East indian soldierfishocean · tropical
28. 28Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851 · Lattice soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
29. 29Myripristis vittata Valenciennes, 1831 · Whitetip soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
30. 30Myripristis woodsi Greenfield, 1974 · Whitespot soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
31. 31Myripristis xanthacra Randall & Guézé, 1981 · Yellowtip soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
32. 32Neoniphon argenteus (Valenciennes, 1831) · Clearfin squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
33. 33Neoniphon aurolineatus (Liénard, 1839) · Yellowstriped squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
34. 34Neoniphon coruscum (Poey, 1860) · Reef squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
35. 35Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829) · Longjaw squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
36. 36Neoniphon opercularis (Valenciennes, 1831) · Blackfin squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
37. 37Neoniphon pencei Copus, Pyle & Earle, 2015 · Pence's squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
38. 38Neoniphon sammara (Fabricius, 1775) · Sammara squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
39. 39Neoniphon vexillarium (Poey, 1860) · Dusky squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
40. 40Ostichthys acanthorhinus Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 · Spinesnout soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
41. 41Ostichthys alamai Matsunuma, Fukui & Motomura, 2018 · Alama’s soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
42. 42Ostichthys archiepiscopus (Valenciennes, 1862) · Straighthead soldierfishocean · deep-water
43. 43Ostichthys brachygnathus Randall & Myers, 1993 · Shortjaw soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
44. 44Ostichthys convexus Greenfield, Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 · Roundhead soldierfishocean · tropical
45. 45Ostichthys daniela Greenfield, Randall & Psomadakis, 2017 · Daniela's soldierfishocean · tropical
46. 46Ostichthys delta Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 · Redcoat soldierfishocean · tropical
47. 47Ostichthys hypsipterygion Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 · Highfin soldierfishocean · subtropical · reef
48. 48Ostichthys japonicus (Cuvier, 1829) · Japanese soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
49. 49Ostichthys kaianus (Günther, 1880) · Deepwater soldierfishocean · deep-water
50. 50Ostichthys kinchi Fricke, 2017 · New Ireland soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
51. 51Ostichthys ovaloculus Randall & Wrobel, 1988 · Ovaleye soldierfishocean · deep-water
52. 52Ostichthys sandix Randall, Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1982 · Vermilion soldierfishocean · deep-water
53. 53Ostichthys spiniger Fricke, 2017 · Western Pacific spinysnout soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
54. 54Ostichthys sufensis Golani, 1984 · Red Sea soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
55. 55Ostichthys trachypoma (Günther, 1859) · Bigeye soldierfishocean · tropical
56. 56Plectrypops lima (Valenciennes, 1831) · Shy soldierocean · tropical · reef
57. 57Plectrypops retrospinis (Guichenot, 1853) · Cardinal soldierfishocean · tropical · reef
58. 58Pristilepis oligolepis (Whitley, 1941) · Spinyface soldierocean · tropical · reef
59. 59Sargocentron borodinoensis Kotlyar, 2017 · Borodino soldierfishocean · deep-water
60. 60Sargocentron bullisi (Woods, 1955) · Deepwater squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
61. 61Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838) · Silverspot squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
62. 62Sargocentron cornutum (Bleeker, 1854) · Threespot squirrelfishbrackish · ocean · tropical · reef
63. 63Sargocentron diadema (Lacepède, 1802) · Crown squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
64. 64Sargocentron dorsomaculatum (Shimizu & Yamakawa, 1979) · Spotfin squirrelfishocean · subtropical · reef
65. 65Sargocentron ensifer (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) · Yellow-striped squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
66. 66Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829) · Red squirrelfishocean · subtropical · reef
67. 67Sargocentron hormion Randall, 1998ocean · tropical · reef
68. 68Sargocentron inaequalis Randall & Heemstra, 1985 · Lattice squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
69. 69Sargocentron iota Randall, 1998 · Dwarf squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
70. 70Sargocentron ittodai (Jordan & Fowler, 1902) · Samurai squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
71. 71Sargocentron lepros (Allen & Cross, 1983) · Spiny squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
72. 72Sargocentron macrosquamis Golani, 1984 · Bigscale squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
73. 73Sargocentron marisrubri Randall, Golani & Diamant, 1989ocean · tropical
74. 74Sargocentron megalops Randall, 1998ocean · tropical · reef
75. 75Sargocentron melanospilos (Bleeker, 1858) · Blackblotch squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
76. 76Sargocentron microstoma (Günther, 1859) · Smallmouth squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
77. 77Sargocentron poco (Woods, 1965) · Saddle squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
78. 78Sargocentron praslin (Lacepède, 1802) · Dark-striped squirrelfishocean · subtropical · reef
79. 79Sargocentron punctatissimum (Cuvier, 1829) · Speckled squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
80. 80Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) · Redcoatocean · subtropical · reef
81. 81Sargocentron seychellense (Smith & Smith, 1963) · Yellow-tipped squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
82. 82Sargocentron shimizui Randall, 1998 · Shimizu's squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
83. 83Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål, 1775) · Sabre squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
84. 84Sargocentron spinosissimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) · North Pacific squirrelfishocean · subtropical · reef
85. 85Sargocentron suborbitale (Gill, 1863) · Tinsel squirrelfishocean · tropical
86. 86Sargocentron tiere (Cuvier, 1829) · Blue lined squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
87. 87Sargocentron tiereoides (Bleeker, 1853) · Pink squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
88. 88Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853) · Violet squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
89. 89Sargocentron wilhelmi (de Buen, 1963) · Wilhelm's squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef
90. 90Sargocentron xantherythrum (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) · Hawaiian squirrelfishocean · tropical · reef

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.