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title: Yellowfin Soldierfish (Myripristis chryseres)
scientific_name: Myripristis chryseres
common_name: Yellowfin Soldierfish
taxon: Squirrelfishes
conservation_status: LC - Least Concern
published: 2024-10-27T13:24:33.545Z
updated: 2026-08-07T21:04:18.374Z
tags: Yellowfin Soldierfish, Myripristis chryseres, Squirrelfishes, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/squirrelfishes/yellowfin-soldierfish
---

# Yellowfin Soldierfish (*Myripristis chryseres*)

## Quick facts

- **Group:** Squirrelfishes (*Holocentrinae*)
- **Size:** 25 cm
- **Activity:** Nocturnal
- **Conservation status:** LC - Least Concern

The Myripristis chryseres, commonly known as the yellowfin soldierfish, is a nocturnal species within the Myripristis genus. This species is indigenous to the Indo-Pacific region, with its range extending from Natal, South Africa to Samoa, Hawaii, and the Tuamotu Islands, northward to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, and southward to Queensland, Australia. The yellowfin soldierfish typically inhabits steep outer reef slopes and is frequently observed in association with Coelacanths near Ngazidja Island. Its diet primarily consists of zooplankton, and it can be found either solitary or in aggregations.

## Also known as

- **English:** Yellowfin Soldierfish, Golden-finned Squirrelfish
- **French:** Myripristis à nageoires jaunes, Soldat à nageoires jaunes, Cardinal queue jaune
- **German:** Gelbflossen-Soldatenfisch
- **Portuguese:** Peixe-soldado-de-barbatana-amarela
- **Czech:** pruhatec žlutoploutvý
- **Japanese:** キビレマツカサ, Kibirematsukasa
- **Chinese:** 厚殼仔, 大目仔, 瀾公妾
- **Russian:** Серый мириприст
- **CA:** Peix soldat d'aleta groga
- **TAH:** paru u'u nato

## Range

Indian Ocean, South Africa

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/squirrelfishes/yellowfin-soldierfish)*
*Updated: August 7, 2026*